sporogenous

[ spuh-roj-uh-nuhs ]

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adjective

of or relating to spores or spore production.

Origin of sporogenous

¹

First recorded in 1885–90; sporo- + -genous

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How to use sporogenous in a sentence

sporogenous rodlets, drumstick-shaped:—Plectridium (Fischer), motile (peritrichous).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 | Various
All strains are non-motile, non-sporogenous, and non-capsule-forming.
The Bacillus of Long Life | Loudon Douglas

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