sporo-

a combining form representing spore in compound words: sporophyte.

Also spor-, -spore, spori-.

Compare -sporous.

Words Nearby sporo-

spore print
spori-
sporicide
sporiferous
Spork
sporo-
sporocarp
sporocyst
sporocyte
sporogenesis
sporogenous

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How to use sporo- in a sentence

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-

from New Latin spora

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