单词 | gametospore |
释义 | > as lemmasgametospore gametospore n. Brit. /ˈɡamᵻtə(ʊ)spɔː/ , /ɡəˈmiːtə(ʊ)spɔː/ , U.S. /ɡəˈmidəˌspɔr/ , /ˈɡæmədəˌspɔr/ [compare German Gametospore (1893 or earlier)] now rare a spore or spore-like form resulting from the fusion of gametes.ΚΠ 1900 R. Ross et al. Rep. Malaria Exped. (Liverpool School Trop. Med.) 27 Professor Ray Lankester has recently been kind enough to suggest terms which..may be liked by many. He suggests..‘gametospore’ for zygote; ‘nomospore’ for the asexually produced spore. 1907 C. C. Curtis Nature & Developm. Plants i. iv. 109 Finally the two gametes unite forming a single cell. This body is a sexually formed spore or gametospore, and like the ordinary spore has the power to germinate and produce a plant. 2004 P. W. Morgan & M. C. Drew in L. D. Noodén Plant Cell Death Processes ii. 29 Gametospore degeneration in the fern Marsilea vestita exhibits characteristics of apoptosis. < as lemmas |
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