Classical republicanism grew from the ideas of Niccolo Maciavelli (1469-1527) who in turn followed the ideas of such classical writers as Aristotle, Cicero, and Polybius. Mixed government, also known as a mixed constitution, is a form of government that integrates elements of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy.
â¢ MACROSPORE (noun). The noun MACROSPORE has 1 sense: 1. larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte. Familiarity information: MACROSPORE used as a noun is very rare.
Spore, a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion with another reproductive cell. Spores thus differ from gametes, which are reproductive cells that must fuse in pairs in order to give rise to a new individual. Spores are agents of asexual reproduction, whereas gametes are agents of sexual reproduction. Spores are produced by bacteria, fungi, algae, and plants. Bacterial spores serve largely as a resting, or dormant, stage in the bacterial life cycle, helping to preserve the bacterium through periods of unfavourable conditions.