archesporia
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/ˌɑrkiˈspɔriə/
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/ˌɑːkiˈspɔːrɪə/
(archesporium)
tissue that gives rise to spores
Etymology
'archesporia' originates from Neo-Latin (botanical Latin), ultimately from Greek elements 'archē' and 'spora', where 'archē' meant 'beginning' and 'spora' meant 'seed' or 'spore'.
'archesporia' developed from the Neo-Latin singular 'archesporium' (formed from Greek roots) and is used as the plural form in botanical contexts.
Initially formed from roots meaning 'beginning' + 'spore/seed', the term came to be used specifically for the tissue or cell groups that produce spores rather than a literal 'beginning seed'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural form of 'archesporium'. Groups or layers of sporogenous cells in a sporangium (e.g., in anther or ovule) that give rise to spore mother cells (microsporocytes or megasporocytes).
In the developing anther, archesporia differentiate into microspore mother cells.
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