† microsporousadj.
Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1. Having small seeds or grains.
ΚΠ
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Microsporus,..microsporous.
2. Resembling or derived from a microspore.
ΚΠ
1890 in Cent. Dict. Microsporous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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- to set in train
- to set in work
- to set in, into, out of, to a etc frame
- to set in, into, out of, to a good frame
- to set in, into, out of, to frame
- to set into
- to set into gear
- to set into motion
- to set land
- to set light
- to set light by
- to set light of
- to set light of, before
- to set light, at light
- to set lightly, coldly
- to set lite, a great deal, less, least, more, most by
- to set lite, mickle, less, least, more, most by
- to set lite, much , less, least, more, most by
- to set little , a great deal, less, least, more, most by
- to set little , mickle, less, least, more, most by
- to set little , much , less, least, more, most by
- to set little by
- to set little etc by
- to set little nought by