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[spôroj′ənəs] Etymology: Gk, sporos + genein, to produce describing an animal or plant that produces spores or reproduces by way of spores. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The further elaboration of the sporophyte was accompanied by the sterilization of formerly sporogenous cells to perform vegetative and other functions. REVERSION OF VEGETATIVE TO SPOROGENOUS TISSUE The land sporophyte generation is thought of by some as a neutral generation, not concerned with sex and genetic diversity but "introduced" into the life cycle for the primary "purpose" of producing (often large numbers of) spores for asexual propagation and (perhaps rapid) spread in a terrestrial environment; its function is thus quite different from that of the gametophyte (cf. When stamens fail to develop into the above-mentioned sporogenous structures but retain the same characteristics of microsporophylls, they are usually referred to as sterile stamens or staminodes (e. |
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sporo- sporo- sporoagglutination sporoblast sporoblast Sporobolomycetaceae Sporobolomycetales Sporobolus Sporobolus cryptandrus Sporobolus poiretii sporocarp sporocarp Sporocarp (fungi) Sporocarp (fungi) Sporocarps Sporocarps sporocyst sporocyst sporocyst sporocysts sporocysts sporocysts sporocyte sporocyte sporogenesis sporogenesis sporogenesis sporogenic sporogenic sporogenic sporogenous sporogenysporogonic sporogonic sporogonic sporogonium sporogonium sporogonous sporogonous sporogonous sporogony sporogony sporogony Sporonox sporont sporont sporont sporonticide sporophore sporophore sporophore sporophores sporophores sporophores Sporophoric sporophyl sporophyll sporophyll sporophyte sporophyte sporophyte | |||||||
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