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spore
English
Etymology
From Modern Latin spora, from Ancient Greek ????? (sporá, “seed, a sowing”), related to ?????? (spóros, “sowing”) and ?????? (speír?, “to sow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”) (compare English spread).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: spô, IPA(key): /sp??/
- (General American) enPR: spôr, IPA(key): /sp??/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: sp?r, IPA(key): /spo(?)?/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /spo?/
- Homophone: spoor (accents with the pour–poor merger)
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
spore (plural spores)
- A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
- A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.
Related terms
Translations
See also
- bulb
- gemma
- pollen
- propagule
- seed
Verb
spore (third-person singular simple present spores, present participle sporing, simple past and past participle spored)
- To produce spores.
Anagrams
- OPers., Peros, Perso-, Soper, Spero, opers, pores, poser, preso, pro se, prose, reops, repos, ropes, soper
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spo?r?/, [?sb?o??]
Etymology 1
- (spore):, from Ancient Greek ????? (sporá, “seed, a sowing”).
- (spur):, from Old Norse spori.
Noun
spore c (singular definite sporen, plural indefinite sporer)
- spore (reproductive particle)
- spore (resistant particle produced by bacterium or protist)
- spur (a rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for purpose of prodding a horse)
- spur (anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse)
- spur (an appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster)
Inflection
Etymology 2
- (to spur):, from spore (“spur”).
- (to trace):, from spor (“track, trail, scent”).
Verb
spore (imperative spor, infinitive at spore, present tense sporer, past tense sporede, perfect tense er/har sporet)
- spur (to prod)
- spur (to urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive)
- trace (to follow the trail of)
- scent (to detect the scent of)
- feel, notice, perceive
Synonyms
- (to spur): anspore
- (to scent, trace): opspore
See also
- spore on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?re
Noun
spore f
- plural of spora
Anagrams
- perso, porse, preso, prose, spero, sperò
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English spora, spura, from Proto-Germanic *spurô.
Alternative forms
- spor, spure, spwre, spuyre, spurre, spur, spoure, spourre, spowrre, spoor
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sp??r(?)/, /?spo?r(?)/, /?spur(?)/
Noun
spore (plural spores or sporen)
- A spur; a prod for horses at the back of one's shoes.
- A spur as a representation of knightly status.
- The spike of the claws of a rooster (or other bird).
- (rare) A low support made of wood.
- (heraldry, rare) A heraldic depiction of a spur.
Derived terms
- sporen
- sporier
Descendants
- English: spur
- Scots: spur
- Yola: spourr
References
- “sp?re, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
Etymology 2
From Old English spor, from Proto-Germanic *spur?; probably assimilated in phonological form to Etymology 1.
Alternative forms
- spure
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sp??r(?)/, /?spo?r(?)/, /?spur(?)/
Noun
spore
- (rare, in compounds) A track or trace.
References
- “sp?re, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse spori
Noun
spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporer, definite plural sporene)
- a spur
Derived terms
- ridderspore
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ????? (sporá)
Noun
spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporer, definite plural sporene)
- (biology) a spore
Etymology 3
From the noun spor
Verb
spore (imperative spor, present tense sporer, passive spores, simple past spora or sporet or sporte, past participle spora or sporet or sport, present participle sporende)
- to trace, track
Derived terms
- spore av
References
- “spore” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “spore_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “spore_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “spore_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse spori
Noun
spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporar, definite plural sporane)
- a spur
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ????? (sporá)
Noun
spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporar, definite plural sporane)
- (biology) a spore
Etymology 3
From Old Norse spora and the noun spor
Verb
spore (present tense sporar, past tense spora, past participle spora, passive infinitive sporast, present participle sporande, imperative spor)
- to trace, track
Alternative forms
- spora
References
- “spore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sp?.r?/
Adjective
spore
- inflection of spory:
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
- nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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ostiole
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ostiolum.
Noun
ostiole (plural ostioles)
- (mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
- (botany) A similar hole or opening in plants, such as the opening of the involuted fig inflorescence through which fig wasps enter to pollinate and breed.
Derived terms
- ostiolar
- ostiolate
Anagrams
- Osloite, looties, oolites, oölites, stoolie, toolies
ostiole From the web:
- what does ostiole mean
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