sporo-

sporo-

or spor-

pref.

Spore: sporocyte.

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[Greek, from sporā, seed; see sper- in Indo-European roots.]

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sporo-

or before a vowel

spor-

combining form

(Botany) (in botany) spore: sporophyte.

[from New Latin spora]

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spore

(spɔr, spoʊr)

n., v. spored, spor•ing. n.

1. the asexual reproductive body of a fungus or nonflowering plant.

2. the resting or dormant stage of a bacterium or other microorganism.

v.i.

3. to produce or shed spores.

[1830–40; < New Latin spora < Greek sporá sowing, seed, akin to speírein to sow; compare sperm¹]

-spore

var. of sporo-: teliospore.

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