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PRONUNCIATION OF HETEROSPOROUS

heterosporous  [ˌhɛtəˈrɒspərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETEROSPOROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heterosporous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HETEROSPOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heterosporous

Spore

In biology, a spore is a unit of asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavorable conditions. By contrast, gametes are units of sexual reproduction. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, fungi and protozoa. In bacteria, spores are not part of a sexual cycle but are resistant structures used for survival under unfavourable conditions. Spores are usually haploid and unicellular and are produced by meiosis in the sporangium of a diploid sporophyte. Under favourable conditions the spore can develop into a new organism using mitotic division, producing a multicellular gametophyte, which eventually goes on to produce gametes. Two gametes fuse to form a zygote which develops into a new sporophyte. This cycle is known as alternation of generations. The spores of seed plants, however, are produced internally and the megaspores, formed within the ovules and the microspores are involved in the formation of more complex structures that form the dispersal units, the seeds and pollen grains.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETEROSPOROUS


asperous
ˈæspərəs
Bosporus
ˈbɒspərəs
copperas
ˈkɒpərəs
endosporous
ɛnˈdɒspərəs
gemmiparous
dʒɛˈmɪpərəs
Hesperus
ˈhɛspərəs
homosporous
hɒˈmɒspərəs
isosporous
aɪˈsɒspərəs
jasperous
ˈdʒæspərəs
multiparous
mʌlˈtɪpərəs
nulliparous
nʌˈlɪpərəs
obstreperous
əbˈstrɛpərəs
oviparous
əʊˈvɪpərəs
ovoviviparous
ˌəʊvəʊvaɪˈvɪpərəs
primiparous
praɪˈmɪpərəs
prosperous
ˈprɒspərəs
unprosperous
ʌnˈprɒspərəs
vaporous
ˈveɪpərəs
viviparous
vɪˈvɪpərəs
zoosporous
zəʊˈɒspərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETEROSPOROUS

heteroscedastic
heteroscedasticity
heteroscian
heterosexism
heterosexist
heterosexual
heterosexuality
heterosexually
heterosis
heterosocial
heterosociality
heterosomatous
heterospecific
heterospory
heterostrophic
heterostrophy
heterostyled
heterostylism
heterostylous
heterostyly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETEROSPOROUS

amorous
carnivorous
dangerous
decorous
dolorous
glamorous
humorous
insectivorous
malodorous
microporous
nonporous
phosphorous
porous
rancorous
rigorous
sonorous
splendorous
stertorous
tumorous
unglamorous
vigorous

Synonyms and antonyms of heterosporous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heterosporous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETEROSPOROUS

Find out the translation of heterosporous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heterosporous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heterosporous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

heterosporous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heterosporous
570 millions of speakers

English

heterosporous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heterosporous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متغاير البوغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разноспоровых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heterosporadas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসমরেণুপ্রসূ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heterosporous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heterosporous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hetero
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heterosporous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heterosporous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heterosporous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heterosporous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heterosporous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलौकिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heterosporous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

heterosporous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heterosporous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

різноспорових
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heterosporous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heterosporous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heterosporous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heterosporous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heterosporous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heterosporous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROSPOROUS»

The term «heterosporous» is used very little and occupies the 173.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROSPOROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heterosporous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETEROSPOROUS»

Discover the use of heterosporous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heterosporous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment, ...
Selaginella is heterosporous and produces both microspores (which develop into male gametophytes) and megaspores (which develop into female gametophytes) . FIGURE 23-16 Resurrection plant. The plant on the left was recently watered, ...
Linda Berg, 2007
2
The Evolutionary Biology of Plants
In recognition of their relative size, the small spores of heterosporous species are called microspores and the sperm-bearing gametophytes they develop into are called microgametophytes. The larger spores produced by heterosporous ...
Karl J. Niklas, 1997
3
Encyclopaedia of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Spore or Homosporous or Plant Group Pollen Type Heterosporous Bryophyta Trilete, inaperturate Homosporous Psilophytales Trilete, inaperturate Homosporous Psilotales Monolete, trilete Homosporous Lycopodiales Trilete Homosporous ...
S. L. Sah, 2010
4
Competition Science Vision
The plants may be homosporous i.e., produce only one type of spores (e.g., Psilotum, Lycopodium, Equisetum, Pteridium, Pteris, etc.) or heterosporous i.e., produce two different types of spores smaller microspores and larger megaspores (e.g. ...
5
Text Book Of Botany Diversity Of Microbes And Cryptogams
Comment upon the statement. 10. Why seed habit developed in Selaginella can not produce true seeds? Very short answer questions 1. Mention the names of four heterosporous pteridophytes. 2. Name one homosporous pteridophyte. 3.
Singh
6
Green Plants: Their Origin and Diversity
In the primitive heterosporous plants, however, the small female gametophyte formed on germination of the meg- aspore produces one or a few archegonia in a very short time. The microspore also develops rapidly, and spermatozoids are ...
Peter R. Bell, Alan R. Hemsley, 2000
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Plant Genome Diversity Volume 2: Physical Structure, ...
This striking difference between homosporous and heterosporous plants spawned a number of hypotheses. 15.2 High Chromosome Numbers and Hypotheses Although Manton's (1950) cytological studies focused attention on homosporous ...
Ilia J. Leitch, Johann Greilhuber, Jaroslav Dolezel, 2012
8
Plants: Diversity and Evolution
This can be traced from homosporous to strongly heterosporous forms in the calamites (fossil relatives of Equisetum). For example, Calamostachys binneyana is apparently homosporous, although this fossil may be the microsporangiate cone ...
Martin Ingrouille, Bill Eddie, 2006
9
Biology
Some homosporous; others heterosporous. Motile sperm. About 1200 species. Phylum Coniferophyta Conifers Heterosporous vascular plants with woody tissues (trees and shrubs) and needle-shaped or scalelike leaves. Most are evergreen.
Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana Martin, 2014
10
The Handy Biology Answer Book
... homosporous Club mosses or heterosporous Arthrophyta 15 Vascular, homosporous Horsetails Pterophyta 12,000 Vascular, homosporous Ferns Cycadophyta 100 Vascular, heterosporous, Cycads (commonly seed-forming known as “sago ...
James E. Bobick, 2004

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