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sporogenous
[ spuh-roj-uh-nuhs ]
/ spəˈrɒdʒ ə nəs /
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adjective
of or relating to spores or spore production.
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Words nearby sporogenous
sporoblast, sporocarp, sporocyst, sporocyte, sporogenesis, sporogenous, sporogonium, sporogony, sporont, sporophore, sporophyll
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How to use sporogenous in a sentence
Sporogenous rodlets, drumstick-shaped:—Plectridium (Fischer), motile (peritrichous).
All strains are non-motile, non-sporogenous, and non-capsule-forming.
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