See Also: apospory(dictionary)

apospory (iou)



apospory noun. L19.
[from APO- + Greek sporos seed + -Y3.]
Botany. In some cryptogams: the growth of a gametophyte directly from a sporophyte, without spore production.
aposporous adjective characterized by or of the nature of apospory L19.
aposporously adverb L19.