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spores

spores is the plural of spore.

spores is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spore.

Meaning of spore

Noun

spore (plural spores)

  1. 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...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Thresher Maws Codex entry
  2. A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

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Proper noun capitalized: Spores

Spores

  1. A surname.

Phrases with spores

Questions about spores

What does spores mean?
Spores means a surname.
What is spores the plural of?
Spores is the plural of spore.
What part of speech is spores?
Spores is a proper noun.

Words near spores in the dictionary

  1. sporelings
  2. sporeprint
  3. sporeprints
  4. Sporer
  5. Sporers
  6. spores
  7. sporf
  8. sporfle
  9. sporfs
  10. sporge
  11. sporged

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