Medical Dictionary
microspore
noun mi·cro·spore \ˈmī-krə-ˌspō(ə)r, -ˌspȯ(ə)r\
Medical Definition of MICROSPORE
1
: any of the spores in heterosporous plants that give rise to male gametophytes and are generally smaller than the megaspore
2
: the smaller of two forms of spores produced by various protozoans (as radiolarians)—compare macrospore
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