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- US Pronunciation
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- [ap-uh-spawr-ee, -spohr-ee, uh-pos-puh-ree]
- /ˈæp əˌspɔr i, -ˌspoʊr i, əˈpɒs pə ri/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ap-uh-spawr-ee, -spohr-ee, uh-pos-puh-ree]
- /ˈæp əˌspɔr i, -ˌspoʊr i, əˈpɒs pə ri/
Definitions of apospory word
- noun apospory development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores 3
- noun apospory the development of an embryo of a flowering plant outside the embryo sac, from a cell of the nucellus or chalaza 3
- noun apospory the formation of a gametophyte from a sporophyte cell which has not undergone reduction division: apomixis without spore formation 3
- noun apospory the development of a gametophyte from a sporophyte without meiosis. 1
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Origin of apospory
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; apo- + spor- + -y3
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Parts of speech for Apospory
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
apospory popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
apospory usage trend in Literature
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