Exosporic

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the development of gametophytes outside the spore wall. not-comparable

    "Another feature unique to embryophytes, and generally associated with heterospory, is endosporic development of gametophytes. In many homosporous plants, the spore germinates and grows into a gametophyte completely outside the spore wall. This is called exosporic development."

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"Another feature unique to embryophytes, and generally associated with heterospory, is endosporic development of gametophytes. In many homosporous plants, the spore germinates and grows into a gametophyte completely outside the spore wall. This is called exosporic development."

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