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polyspore

polyspore noun: any of a group of twelve to sixteen spores present in some red algae.

Noun

polyspore (plural polyspores)

  1. Any of a group of twelve to sixteen spores present in some red algae

Forms of polyspore

pluralpolyspores

Origin of polyspore

From poly- + spore.

Questions about polyspore

What does polyspore mean?
Polyspore means any of a group of twelve to sixteen spores present in some red algae.
What part of speech is polyspore?
Polyspore is a noun.
What is the plural of polyspore?
The plural of polyspore is polyspores.

Words near polyspore in the dictionary

  1. polysporangiate
  2. polysporangiates
  3. polysporangiophyte
  4. polysporangiophytes
  5. polysporangium
  6. polyspore
  7. polyspored
  8. polyspores
  9. polysporic
  10. polysporous
  11. polyspory

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