Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "spore" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

acrospore aeciospore amerospore androspore aneuspory anisospore aplanospore archeospore arthrospore ascospore asexual spore autospore auxospore ballistospore basidiospore bispore blastospore cheirospore chlamydospore cystospore dictyospore didymospore dinospore endospore epispore exospore exosporium forespore gymnospore gynandrosporous helicospore heterosporous homospore homosporous idioandrosporous isospore macrospore megaspore meiospore mesospore microspore milky spore monospore monosporic multispore mycosporine nonspore octospore oospore perispore phaeospore phragmospore pollen spore polyspore prespore prospore protospore pseudospore pycnospore resting spore scolecospore spermospore sporabola sporal sporangium sporation spore case spore fruit spore print sporebearing sporeformer sporeforming sporeless sporelike sporeprint sporicide sporiferous sporification sporo sporogenesis sporoid sporology sporophyte sporous sporule staurospore swarm spore swarmspore tetraspore unispore uredospore zoospore zygospore zygotospore

Etymologically Related To

spread

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

agamete

Type Of (IsA)

agamete video game

Related Terms

bulb gemma pollen propagule seed

Related Terms

alga bacterium bulb cell fungus gemma germinate harsh plant pollen propagule protist reproductive resistant seed thick unfavorable

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