Plant Reproduction Terminology

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun the act of scattering or spreading widely

verb to scatter or spread widely

  • The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd of protesters.
  • The security guards dispersed the rowdy teenagers hanging around the mall.
  • The party got busted and everyone had to disperse before the cops showed up.
  • The rumors about the CEO's resignation quickly dispersed throughout the office.

noun a rare type of fungus that produces spores

adjective relating to or characteristic of a sporange

  • The sporange is a specialized structure found in some types of fungi.
  • I found a weird-looking sporange while hiking in the forest.
  • Check out the funky sporange growing on that tree!
  • The sporange of creativity burst forth from her mind, inspiring those around her.

adjective relating to or characterized by agamospermy, a type of asexual reproduction in plants where seeds are produced without fertilization

  • The plant was found to be agamospermic, meaning it reproduced without fertilization.
  • I heard that some plants can be agamospermic, like they don't need pollen to make seeds.
  • That plant is like a magician, it's agamospermic and can make seeds appear out of thin air!
  • Her creativity seemed agamospermic, as if ideas were spontaneously generated in her mind.