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idioandrosporous

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Having androspores formed on filaments without oogonia.

not-comparable

Examples

“By far the greatest number of the species are gynandrosporousone only as yet observed, B. polyandra, Cleve, being idioandrosporous.”
They differ, however, chiefly in having an idioandrosporous habit, a greater size, frequently long seriate oogonial chains, and the oospore usually not quite filling the oogonium.”
“In idioandrosporous species the androspore is chemically attracted to the female filament (Rawitscher-Kunkel & Machlis, 1962).”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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