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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The formation of microspores.
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- noun botany The formation of four
haploid microspores bymeiosis . - noun In
angiosperms , the formation ofpollen and thus the production of the malegametophyte .
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Examples
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The link between features of microsporogenesis and pollen aperture type was examined.
Seeds Aside 2008
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No straightforward link is found between the type of microsporogenesis and pollen aperture type.
Seeds Aside 2008
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