Microsporogenesis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The formation of four haploid microspores by meiosis. uncountable
  2. 2
    In angiosperms, the formation of pollen and thus the production of the male gametophyte. uncountable

Etymology

From microspore + -o- + -genesis.

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