Homosporous

/ˌhoʊməˈspɔrəs/ adjective

Definition

Producing spores of only one type that develop into bisexual gametophytes containing both male and female reproductive structures. This condition is found in many ferns and some other seedless plants.

Etymology

From Greek 'homos' meaning 'same' and 'spora' meaning 'spore'. The term was coined in the late 19th century to distinguish plants that produce uniform spores from those that produce two distinct types, as botanists classified reproductive strategies across plant groups.

Kelly Says

Homosporous plants are the ultimate gender-fluid organisms - their single type of spore can develop into gametophytes that are both male and female simultaneously! This 'one size fits all' approach to reproduction is actually the ancestral condition, making separate sexes the evolutionary innovation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሚስት ብእር
mīst bəʿr
ARالعربية
متماثل البوغ
mutamāthil al-būgh
BNবাংলা
সমবীজ
shombīj
CACatalà
homospòric
oh-moh-spoh-reehk
CSČeština
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
DADansk
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
DEDeutsch
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
ELΕλληνικά
ομοσπόρος
omospóros
ESEspañol
homospórico
oh-moh-soh-pree-koh
FAفارسی
هم اسپور
ham aspūr
FISuomi
homospore
hoh-moh-spoh-reh
FRFrançais
homospore
oh-moh-spoh-reh
GUGU
સમબીજ
sambīj
HAHA
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
HEעברית
הומוספורי
hōmōsfpūrī
HIहिन्दी
समबीज
sambīj
HUMagyar
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
IDBahasa Indonesia
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
IGIG
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
ITItaliano
omospore
oh-moh-spoh-reh
JA日本語
同型胞子
dōkei hōshi
KKKK
гомоспорный
goh-moh-spohr-nee
KMKM
ស្ពឺរស់គ្រប់គ្រង
spɨɨ rŭək krɑb krɑŋ
KO한국어
동형孢子
dongsyeong po-ja
MRMR
समबीज
sambīj
MSBahasa Melayu
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးတူစေး
ah-myoe-too-zeh
NLNederlands
homospore
hoh-moh-spoh-reh
NONorsk
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
PAPA
ਸਮਬੀਜ
sambīj
PLPolski
homospory
hoh-moh-spoh-ree
PTPortuguês
homospórico
oh-moh-soh-pree-koh
RORomână
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
RUРусский
гомоспорный
goh-moh-spohr-nee
SVSvenska
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
SWKiswahili
homospora
hoh-moh-spoh-rah
TAதமிழ்
ஒத்த வித்தி
ottavidhi
TEతెలుగు
సమబీజాలు
sambījālu
THไทย
สปอร์เหมือนกัน
spōr mʉ̄an kan
TLTL
homosporo
hoh-moh-spoh-roh
TRTürkçe
homospor
hoh-moh-spohr
UKУкраїнська
гомоспорний
goh-moh-spohr-nee
URاردو
ہم جنس بذریہ
ham jins bazriya
VITiếng Việt
đồng hình bào tử
dōng hīnh bāo tử
YOYO
homosporu
hoh-moh-spoh-roo
ZH中文
同型孢子
tóng xíng bāo zǐ
ZUZU
isihlahla esilinganayo
ee-see-lah-hlah ee-see-ling-ah-nah-yoh

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