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auxosporulation en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐξάνω (auxánō, “to grow”) + sporulation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The formation of an auxospore by gametic fusion or autogamy
   • Auxosporulation [is] the formation of an auxospore...usually a zygote, produced by diatoms, which expands to near the maximum size of a given species. 2001, Eugene Stoermer, John Smol, The Diatoms: Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences:
   • Small diatoms can become larger through one of two processes: auxosporulation or vegetative cell enlargement. The principal means of restoring size is auxosporulation, which is usually associated with sexual reproduction. 2002, Hans Du Buf, Micha Bayer, Automatic Diatom Identification:

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auxosporulate · Auxospore