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microspores

/ˈmaɪkroʊˌspɔrz/ /ˈmaɪkrəˌspɔrz/

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noun

Microsporas

The smaller of the two spores produced by plants; compare megaspore.

Examples :

"In botany class, we learned that flowering plants produce both microspores and megaspores, with the microspores developing into pollen grains. "

En la clase de botánica, aprendimos que las plantas con flores producen tanto microsporas como megasporas, y las microsporas se desarrollan en granos de polen.

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noun

Microsporas

One of the numerous tiny spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads

Examples :

"In science class, we learned that some tiny organisms, like monads, reproduce by first encysting and then releasing numerous microspores. "

En la clase de ciencias, aprendimos que algunos organismos diminutos, como las mónadas, se reproducen primero enquistándose y luego liberando numerosas microsporas.

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