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-sporous
a combining form meaning “having spores” of the kind specified by the initial element.
helicosporous.
-sporous
combining form
(in botany) having a specified type or number of spores
homosporous
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Adj. powdery, pulverulent†, granular, mealy, floury, farinaceous, branny†, furfuraceous†, flocculent, dusty, sandy, sabulous†, psammous†; arenose†, arenarious†, arenaceous†; gritty, efflorescent, impalpable; lentiginous†, lepidote†, sabuline†; sporaceous†, sporous†. pulverizable; friable, crumbly, shivery; pulverized &c. v.; attrite†; in pieces.
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When To Use
does -sporous mean?
The combining form -sporous is used like a suffix meaning “having spores.” It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form -sporous ultimately comes from the Greek ǰá, meaning “sowing” and “seed.” are variants of -sporous?The form -sporous is often used as an adjective form of words ending in the related form -spore, used in nouns such as teliospore. When used at the beginning of a word like a prefix, -spore becomes spor-, spori-, or sporo- depending on the origin or first letter of the word or word element it is combined with.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for spor-, spori-, sporo-, and -spore.
The combining form -sporous is used like a suffix meaning “having spores.” It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form -sporous ultimately comes from the Greek ǰá, meaning “sowing” and “seed.” are variants of -sporous?The form -sporous is often used as an adjective form of words ending in the related form -spore, used in nouns such as teliospore. When used at the beginning of a word like a prefix, -spore becomes spor-, spori-, or sporo- depending on the origin or first letter of the word or word element it is combined with.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for spor-, spori-, sporo-, and -spore.
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