archesporium

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ar•che•spo•ri•um

(ˌær kəˈspɔr i əm, -ˈspoʊr-)

also ar•che•spore

(ˈɑr kəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr)

n., pl. -spo•ri•a (-ˈspɔr i ə, -ˈspoʊr-)
a cell or cell structure in a sporophyte from which spores may later develop during the alternate generation.
[1900–05; see arche-, spore, -ium2]
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Noun1.archesporium - primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops
archespore
cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
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texanus, the archesporium differentiates into sporocytes and accompanying nurse cells (Fig.
Sporogenesis in bryophytes: patterns and diversity in meiosis
The hypodermally oriented archesporium is distinguished as one cell.
Developmental and Cytochemical Features of Female Gametophyte in Endemic Lathyrus undulatus (Fabaceae)
Sporocytes of the bryopsid mosses produce isolating mucopolysaccharide walls within cell walls of the archesporium. The cellulosic walls subsequently lyse and the sporocytes are released into a common chamber, the so-called spore sac (Fig.
Sporogenesis in bryophytes: patterns and diversity in meiosis
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