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archespore [ˈɑːkɪˌspɔː], archesporium [ˌɑːkɪˈspɔːrɪəm]

n pl -spores, -sporia [-ˈspɔːrɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores

archesporial adj

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archespore - primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops

archesporium

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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