heterospory

het·er·os·po·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-uh-ros-puh-ree]
- /ˌhɛt əˈrɒs pə ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-uh-ros-puh-ree]
- /ˌhɛt əˈrɒs pə ri/

Definitions of heterospory word

noun heterospory the production of both microspores and megaspores. 1
noun heterospory (botany) The production of spores of two different sizes and sexes by the sporophytes of land plants. 1

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Origin of heterospory

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; hetero- + -spore + -y3

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Parts of speech for Heterospory

noun

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heterospory

heterospory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heterospory usage trend in Literature

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