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sporophorous

sporophorous adjective: relating to sporophores.

Adjective (1)

sporophorous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to sporophores

Adjective (2)

sporophorous (not comparable)

  1. Having spores.

Origin of sporophorous

From sporophore + -ous.

Questions about sporophorous

What does sporophorous mean?
Sporophorous means relating to sporophores.
What part of speech is sporophorous?
Sporophorous is an adjective.

Words near sporophorous in the dictionary

  1. sporophores
  2. sporophoric
  3. sporophorocyst
  4. sporophorocystic
  5. sporophorocysts
  6. sporophorous
  7. sporophyl
  8. sporophyll
  9. sporophyllary
  10. sporophyllic
  11. sporophyllous

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