spermospore en · NOUN
Etymology
From spermo- + spore.
Meanings
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The male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the spermatozoids.
1880-1881, Francis Maitland Balfour, A Treatise on Comparative Embryology The spermatozoa are formed either by the direct division of the spermospores into a number of cells , spermoblasts , each of which grows into a spermatozoon ; or by the nucleus of the spermospore becoming subdivided within the cell body
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spermospores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |