ap·o·spor·y ( p  -spôr  , -sp r, -p sp-r)n. The development of a gametophyte directly from a sporophyte without the occurrence of meiosis or spore formation. a·pos por·ous (-pspr-s), apo·sporic (-spôr k, -spr-) adj. |
apospory [ˈæpəˌspɔːrɪ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the development of an embryo of a flowering plant outside the embryo sac, from a cell of the nucellus or chalaza
[from apo- + spore + -y1]
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