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Noun: germ pore
  1. A pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination
    "The number and arrangement of germ pores can be useful in identifying pollen grains"

Derived forms: germ pores

Type of: pore, stoma, stomate

Encyclopedia: Germ pore