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81spo|rif|er|ous — «spuh RIHF uhr uhs», adjective. bearing or producing spores. ╂[< New Latin spora (see etym. under spore (Cf. ↑spore)) + English ferous] …
82spo|ro|carp — «SPR uh kahrp, SPOHR », noun. Botany. 1. a multicellular body serving essentially for the formation of spores, as in red algae and ascomycetous fungi. 2. (in mosses) = sporogonium. (Cf. ↑sporogonium) 3. a sorus in certain aquatic ferns. ╂[<… …
83spo|ro|cys|tic — «SPR uh SIHS tihk, SPOHR », adjective. of or having to do with a sporocyst …
84spo|ro|cyst — «SPR uh sihst, SPOHR », noun. 1. a cyst formed by sporozoans during reproduction, in which sporozoites develop. 2. an encysted sporozoan. 3. a capsule or sac containing germ cells, that develops from the embryo of trematode worms, usually within… …
85spo|ro|cyte — «SPR uh syt, SPOHR », noun. Botany. a cell from which a spore is derived …
86spo|ro|duct — «SPR uh duhkt, SPOHR », noun. a duct in which spores are lodged or through which they pass …
87spo|ro|gen|e|sis — «SPR uh JEHN uh sihs, SPOHR », noun. Biology. 1. the formation of spores. 2. reproduction by means of spores …
88spo|ro|gen|ic — «SPR uh JEHN ihk, SPOHR », adjective. = sporogenous. (Cf. ↑sporogenous) …
89spo|rog|e|nous — «spuh ROJ uh nuhs», adjective. 1. reproducing or reproduced by means of spores. 2. bearing or producing spores: »There is an operculum, as usual, but the sporogenous cells form a dome shaped mass (Fred W. Emerson) …
90spo|rog|o|ny — «spuh ROG uh nee», noun. reproduction by means of spores, especially in certain protozoans …
