# microsporogenesis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The formation of four haploid microspores by meiosis.
2. In angiosperms, the formation of pollen and thus the production of the male gametophyte.

## Etymology
From microspore + -o- + -genesis.

## Source
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