spore sac

spore sac
noun
organ containing or producing spores
Syn: ↑sporangium, ↑spore case
Hypernyms: ↑reproductive structure

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noun
a. : a cavity of the theca of a moss
b. : ascus

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  • spore sac — spore sac. См. спорангий. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • spore case — noun 1. organ containing or producing spores • Syn: ↑sporangium, ↑spore sac • Hypernyms: ↑reproductive structure • Hyponyms: ↑megasporangium, ↑macrosporangium, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • spore — [ spɔr ] n. f. • 1817; gr. spora « semence » ♦ Biol. Corpuscule reproducteur de nombreuses espèces végétales et de certains protozoaires. ⇒ asque, baside, conidie, macrospore, microspore, zoospore; sporange, sporogone, sporophyte, sporulation.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Spore — (sp[=o]r), n. [Gr. ? a sowing, seed, from ? to sow. Cf. {Sperm}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species. [1913 Webster] Note: Spores are produced differently …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spore formation — Spore Spore (sp[=o]r), n. [Gr. ? a sowing, seed, from ? to sow. Cf. {Sperm}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species. [1913 Webster] Note: Spores are produced …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meg|a|spore — «MEHG uh spr, spohr», noun. 1. an asexually produced spore of comparatively large size that gives rise to the female gametophyte in certain ferns. 2. the embryo sac in seed plants: »Within the nucleus is found the embryo sac or megaspore (Heber W …   Useful english dictionary

  • Geastrum triplex — Geastrum triplex …   Wikipedia

  • Myriostoma — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Geastraceae — Taxobox name = Earthstars image width = 240px regnum = Fungi phylum = Basidiomycota classis = Agaricomycetes subclassis = Phallomycetidae ordo = Geastrales familia = Geastraceae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = * Astraeus * Colomyces *… …   Wikipedia

  • Geastrum coronatum — noun an earthstar with a bluish spore sac and a purplish brown gleba; at maturity the outer layer splits into rays that bend backward and elevate the spore sac • Hypernyms: ↑earthstar …   Useful english dictionary

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