Megaspore is a synonym of macrospore.
As nouns the difference between macrospore and megaspore
is that macrospore is one of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc while megaspore is the larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte.
macrospore
English
Noun
(
en noun)
One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.
megaspore
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) The larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte
Synonyms
* macrospore
Coordinate terms
* microspore
Derived terms
* megasporic
Related terms
* megasporocyte