Megaspore
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<plantfyi-glossary slug="megaspore"></plantfyi-glossary>Definition
The larger of the two types of spores produced by heterosporous plants, giving rise to the female gametophyte (embryo sac). In flowering plants, only one of the four megaspores produced by meiosis survives to develop into the embryo sac.
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