sporo-
a combining form representing spore in compound words: sporophyte.
- Compare -sporous.
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Changed "sporo-carps" to "sporocarps" in the caption to figure 520.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for sporo-
sporo-
combining form
(in botany) spore: sporophyte
Origin of sporo-
1from New Latin spora
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