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sporo-

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  1. a combining form representing spore in compound words: sporophyte.
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Also spor-, -spore, spori-.
Compare -sporous.
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British Dictionary definitions for sporo-

sporo-

before a vowel spor-

combining form
  1. (in botany) sporesporophyte
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Word Origin

from New Latin spora
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sporo- in Medicine

sporo-

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  1. Spore:sporocyte.
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