Sporopollenin
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A combination of biopolymers, observed in the exine layer of the spore and pollen wall. countable, uncountable
"Spores and pollen, collectively known as sporomorphs, are the tiny reproductive structures of land plants, and have a highly resistant outer wall made of a biopolymer called sporopollenin."
Example
More examples"Spores and pollen, collectively known as sporomorphs, are the tiny reproductive structures of land plants, and have a highly resistant outer wall made of a biopolymer called sporopollenin."
Etymology
From sporo- + pollen + -in.
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