adjective
- producing spores of only one kind, which develop into gametophytes containing both male and female organs
Usage: botany; biology
Examples
- Most ferns are homosporous, producing uniform spores that give rise to bisexual gametophytes.
- In homosporous plants, a single spore type develops into a prothallus with both antheridia and archegonia.
- The homosporous condition is considered more primitive than heterospory in vascular plants.
- Homosporous ferns have a simpler reproductive strategy than their heterosporous relatives.