Definitions
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- adjective bearing spores instead of producing seeds
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Examples
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Further, when viewed with scanning electron microscopy, the convoluted spore-bearing surface in the mushroom's interior resembles a "seafloor covered with tube sponges, reminiscent of the fictitious home of SpongeBob".
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Such cross sections of truffle reveal its inner structure: a network of fine veins running between masses of spore-bearing cells.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Such cross sections of truffle reveal its inner structure: a network of fine veins running between masses of spore-bearing cells.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The sequence of plant life in the fossil record finds the algaelike plants (Hebrew, deshe) appearing first, followed by spore-bearing or external seed-bearing plants (Hebrew eseb) like ferns, horsetail, and gymnosperms (conifers), which dominated the earth during the time of the dinosaurs.
The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001
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The sequence of plant life in the fossil record finds the algaelike plants (Hebrew, deshe) appearing first, followed by spore-bearing or external seed-bearing plants (Hebrew eseb) like ferns, horsetail, and gymnosperms (conifers), which dominated the earth during the time of the dinosaurs.
The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001
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Crew Biologist; able to camouflage feeling with scientific theories; superior intelligence allows for dominance over all males or spore-bearing entities.
Microserfs Coupland, Douglas 1995
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If one observes more closely, he will find spore-bearing pustules occurring as little round elevations upon the depressed part of the bark.
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In this the spore-bearing surface is on the upper or outside surface of the mushroom cap.
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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The exterior surface of the cap is the spore-bearing portion, and the spores are developed in their sacs, but only seen under
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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The flower may consist only of spore-bearing leaves, as in willow, where each flower comprises only a few stamens or two carpels.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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