noun
- The plural of homospory; the condition in certain plants (such as ferns and club mosses) of producing spores of only one kind, which develop into gametophytes that bear both male and female reproductive organs.
Usage: botanical term; technical
Examples
- Homospories is characteristic of many fern species.
- The study of homospories helps botanists understand plant reproduction.
- Unlike heterosporous plants, those exhibiting homospories produce uniform spores.
- Homospories allows a single spore to develop into a bisexual gametophyte.