spore
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spore¹
- /spɔː(ɹ)/ UK
- /spoɹ/ Canada, US
- /spoː(ɹ)/ Australia, New Zealand
- /spo(ː)ɹ/
- /spoə/
Sounds like spoor (accents with the pour–poor merger) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”), related to σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”). Related to English spread).
noun spores
- A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another. Thresher maws are subterranean carnivores that spend their entire lives eating or searching for something to eat. Threshers reproduce via spores that lie dormant for millennia, yet are robust enough to survive prolonged periods in deep space and atmospheric re-entry. As a result, thresher spores app
- A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.
verb spores · sporing · spored
- To produce spores.
Spore²
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: seed, germ, microbe, sizeable, conflict, considerable, dispute, ascospore, exospore, endospore, zoospore, conidium, basidiospore, megaspore, chlamydospore, arthrospore
Translations
Talk about this word "spore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spore "spore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spore.Cite this
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