homospory

noun ho·mo·spo·ry \ˈhō-mə-ˌspȯr-ē, ˈhä-; hō-ˈmäs-pə-rē\

Definition of HOMOSPORY

: the production by various plants (as the club mosses and horsetails) of asexual spores of only one kind

— ho·mo·spo·rous \ˌhō-mə-ˈspȯr-əs, ˌhä-; hō-ˈmäs-pə-rəs\ adjective

1903

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