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−Spore, a reproductive detached cell of a cryptogamous or so-called flowerless plant, not containing an embryo as does a seed. Spores are the reproductive bodies of ferns, mosses, club-mosses, liverworts, fungi, and similar plants. They are of interest to the plant- grower mostly as the means of propagating ferns. For description, see Ferns and Fungi; also the articles on Mildew, Rust, and Smut, in Vols. III, V, VI. For propagation by spores, see the discussion under Ferns, page 1211, Vol. III.
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[[Image:Fern spores P1180804.jpg|thumb|Fern sori, clusters of meiosporangia on the underside of the leaf]]
[[Image:Fern spores P1180804.jpg|thumb|Fern sori, clusters of meiosporangia on the underside of the leaf]]
[[Image:Sporic meiosis.png|thumb|Spores produced in a sporic life cycle.]]
[[Image:Sporic meiosis.png|thumb|Spores produced in a sporic life cycle.]]
A simple reproductive body, usually composed of a single detached cell, and containing no [[embryo]].{{SCH}}
A simple reproductive body, usually composed of a single detached cell, and containing no [[embryo]].{{SCH}}
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+Spore, a reproductive detached cell of a cryptogamous or so-called flowerless plant, not containing an embryo as does a seed. Spores are the reproductive bodies of ferns, mosses, club-mosses, liverworts, fungi, and similar plants. They are of interest to the plant- grower mostly as the means of propagating ferns. For description, see Ferns and Fungi; also the articles on Mildew, Rust, and Smut. For propagation by spores, see the discussion under [[Ferns]].
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