51³Ō¹Ļ

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-sporous

  1. a combining form meaning ā€œhaving sporesā€ of the kind specified by the initial element:

    helicosporous.



-sporous

combining form

  1. (in botany) having a specified type or number of spores

    homosporous

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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of -sporous1

< Greek -sporos; spore, -ous
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Adj. powdery, pulverulentā€ , granular, mealy, floury, farinaceous, brannyā€ , furfuraceousā€ , flocculent, dusty, sandy, sabulousā€ , psammousā€ ; arenoseā€ , arenariousā€ , arenaceousā€ ; gritty, efflorescent, impalpable; lentiginousā€ , lepidoteā€ , sabulineā€ ; sporaceousā€ , sporousā€ . pulverizable; friable, crumbly, shivery; pulverized &c. v.; attriteā€ ; in pieces.

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