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-chore

UK/kɔː/US/koɹ/

-chore suffix: an organism, especially a plant or plant pathogen, that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.

Suffix (1)

-chore

  1. An organism, especially a plant or plant pathogen, that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.

Suffix (2)

-chore

  1. A group of habitats with a similar environment and a similar biota.

Origin of -chore

From Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō, “I move, spread”).

Backformation from biochore, from bio-+Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “country”).

Words formed from -chore

  • bryochore
  • cryochore
  • dendrochore
  • poëchore
  • xerochore

Questions about -chore

What does -chore mean?
-chore means an organism, especially a plant or plant pathogen, that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.
What part of speech is -chore?
-chore is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -chore?
-chore is pronounced /kɔː/ (UK).

Words near -chore in the dictionary

  1. -cha
  2. -chan
  3. -chezia
  4. -chology
  5. -choo
  6. -chore
  7. -choron
  8. -chorous
  9. -chory
  10. -chroic
  11. -chrome

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