sporo-

a combining form representing spore in compound words: sporophyte.

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Also spor-, -spore, spori-.
Compare -sporous.

Words nearby sporo-

spori-, sporicide, sporidium, sporiferous, spork, sporo-, sporoagglutination, sporoblast, sporocarp, sporocyst, sporocyte
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British Dictionary definitions for sporo-

sporo-

before a vowel spor-

combining form

(in botany) sporesporophyte

Word Origin for sporo-

from New Latin spora
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Medical definitions for sporo-

sporo-

pref.

Spore:sporocyte.
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