-SPOROUS

Meaning of -SPOROUS in English

a combining form meaning "having spores" of the kind specified by the initial element: helicosporous.

[ -sporos; see SPORE, -OUS ]

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-SPOROUS — adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin spora spore having (such or so many) spores
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-SPOROUS — — see -sporic
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SPOROUS — ˈspōrəs adjective Etymology: spore + -ous : sporal
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-SPOROUS — Etymology: New Latin spora spore : having (such or so many) spores homo sporous
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-SPOROUS — [-sporous] adj comb form [NL spora spore]: having (such or so many) spores "homosporous"
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SPOROUS — Function: adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin spora spore : having (such or so many) spores <homo sporous >
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-SPORY — noun combining form Etymology: -sporous + 2-y quality or state of having (such) spores
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-SPORIC — |spōrik, -pȯr-, -pär-, -rēk adjective combining form or -spor·ous |spōrəs, -pȯr-, _spərəs Etymology: New Latin spora spore + English -ic …
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RYNCHOSPOROUS — -rəs adjective Etymology: irregular from rhynch- + -sporous : having a beaked fruit or seed
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POLYSPORIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|spōrik adjective or poly·spor·ous -rəs, pəˈlispərəs Etymology: poly- + -sporic, -sporous : polyspored
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MYRI- — combining form or myrio- Etymology: Greek, from myrios — more at myriad : indefinitely numerous : countless myrio phyllous Myrio …
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MONOSPOROUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|spōrəs, məˈnäspərəs adjective Etymology: mon- + -sporous 1. : having a single spore 2. or monosporiferous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at mono- + …
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ISOSPOROUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|spōrəs, (ˈ)ī|säspərəs adjective Etymology: is- + -sporous : of, relating to, or having isospores
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HOMOSPOROUS — pronunc at homo- +|spōrəs; (ˈ)hō|mäspərəs, (ˈ)hä|- adjective Etymology: hom- + -sporous : characterized by homospory — compare prothallium
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HETEROSPOROUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|spōrəs, |hed.ə|räspərəs adjective also het·er·o·spor·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rō|spōrik Etymology: heter- + -sporous or -sporic : characterized by heterospory : reproducing asexually by …
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GYNANDROSPOROUS — ̷ ̷|nandrə|spōrəs, | ̷ ̷_nən|dräspərəs — see gyn- adjective Etymology: gyn- + andr- + -sporous : bearing androspores on the same filament as …
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DISPOROUS — (ˈ)dī+ adjective Etymology: di- + -sporous : having two spores
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DIPLOSPOROUS — |diplə|spōrəs, də̇ˈpläspərəs adjective Etymology: dipl- + -sporous : being or belonging to diplospory
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ASPOROUS — (ˈ)ā+|- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary a- (II) + -sporous : without true spores
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SPORO- — a combining form representing spore in compound words: sporophyte. Also, spor-, -spore, spori- . Cf. -sporous .
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HETEROSPOROUS — /het'euh ros"peuh reuhs, het'euhr euh spawr"euhs, -spohr"-/ , adj. Bot. having more than one kind of spore. [ 1870-75; HETERO- …
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HOM- — or homo- Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from homos — more at same 1. : one and the same : similar …
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-SPORY — [-spory] n comb form [-sporous + [2]-y]: quality or state of having (such) spores "homospory"
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SPERMATIC — Synonyms and related words : cervical, clitoral, excretory, fecundative, fertilizing, gametic, gamic, genital, germinal, lachrymal, lachrymose, lacrimatory, lactational, lacteal, lacteous, …
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SEXUAL
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SEMINAL — Synonyms and related words : aboriginal, abundant, basal, basic, benchmark, blooming, bountiful, bursting, bursting out, central, cervical, clitoral, conceptive, conceptual, …
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GAMIC
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