Medical Dictionary

microspore

noun mi·cro·spore \ˈmī-krə-ˌspō(ə)r, -ˌsp(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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