sporiferous
[ spuh-rif-er-uhs ]
/ spəˈrɪf ər əs /
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adjective
bearing spores.
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Words nearby sporiferous
sporeling, spore print, spori-, sporicide, sporidium, sporiferous, Spork, sporo-, sporoagglutination, sporoblast, sporocarp
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Passing over the rest of the sporiferous fungi, we find amongst the Ascomycetous group several that are highly esteemed.
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