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/speuh rif"euhr euhs/, adj.bearing spores.[1830-40; SPOR- + -I- + -FEROUS]
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sporiferous
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Sporiferous — Spo*rif er*ous ( r[i^]f [ e]r*[u^]s), a. [Spore + ferous.] (Biol.) Bearing or producing spores. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sporiferous — [spô rif′ər əs] adj. bearing spores … English World dictionary
sporiferous — spo·rif·er·ous (spə rifґər əs) [spore + ferous] producing or bearing spores; called also sporiparous … Medical dictionary
sporiferous — bearing spores Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
sporiferous — spo·rif·er·ous … English syllables
sporiferous — /spəˈrɪfərəs/ (say spuh rifuhruhs) adjective bearing spores …
sporiferous — if(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: spor + iferous : bearing or producing spores … Useful english dictionary
spore — n. plant s or protozoan s reproductive body. ♦ sporiferous, a. producing spores. ♦ sporocarp, n. body producing spores. ♦ sporogenesis, n. reproduction by, or production of, spores. ♦ sporogony, n. reproduction by spores. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
Nematospora coryli — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Subphylum … Wikipedia
