Spore

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spɔː/ RP
• US IPA: /spɔːɹ/, /spoʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

Origin

From Modern Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (spora, "seed, a sowing"), related to σπόρος (sporos, "sowing") and σπείρω (speirō, "to sow"), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- ("to strew").

Full definition of spore

Noun

1. A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
2. A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

Related terms

Verb

1. To produce spores.

Anagrams

• opers, pores, poser, preso, prose, pro se, reops, ropes