Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > states of matter > solids > particles > airborne particles > spores
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > organisms > microorganisms > spores
... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > personal consumption and waste > microorganisms > spores
... > other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > personal consumption and waste > microorganisms > spores

Preferred term

spores  

Definition

  • Reproductive bodies of the lower plants (cryptogams) such as ferns and mosses. As with pollen of flowering plants (Spermatophytes), the walls of spores of mosses, hepatics and ferns consist of highly polymerised terpens (sporopollenin). [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; spores]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/spores

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD