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apospory

ap·o·spor·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-uh-spawr-ee, -spohr-ee, uh-pos-puh-ree]
    • /ˈæp əˌspɔr i, -ˌspoʊr i, əˈpɒs pə ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-uh-spawr-ee, -spohr-ee, uh-pos-puh-ree]
    • /ˈæp əˌspɔr i, -ˌspoʊr i, əˈpɒs pə ri/

Definitions of apospory word

  • noun apospory development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores 3
  • noun apospory the development of an embryo of a flowering plant outside the embryo sac, from a cell of the nucellus or chalaza 3
  • noun apospory the formation of a gametophyte from a sporophyte cell which has not undergone reduction division: apomixis without spore formation 3
  • noun apospory the development of a gametophyte from a sporophyte without meiosis. 1

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Origin of apospory

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; apo- + spor- + -y3

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Parts of speech for Apospory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

apospory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

apospory usage trend in Literature

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