-spore
1
variant of sporo-, as final element of compound words:
teliospore.
Related Words
- azygospore
- ballistospore
- basidiospore
- blastospore
- cephalosporin
- chlamydospore
-spore
\ˌspō(ə)r, ˌspȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə)\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin spora
1. : spore having (such) a characteristic or origin
< pycnidiospore >
2. : spore membrane
< a dark epispore enclosing a hyaline spore >
1.
< pycnidiospore >
2.
< a dark epispore enclosing a hyaline spore >