plant spore

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025017
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: espora (Spanish)
exact: 植物胞子 (Japanese)
broad: diaspore
broad: spore
Definition
A whole plant (PO:0000003) that arises through meiosis and is contained in a spore wall. [source: POC:curators]
Comment
A spore is usually single-celled in homosporous plants but may be multicellular in heterosporous plants. May have a spore wall (GO:0031160) made of sporopollenin.

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