-sporic

adjective combining form

-spor·​ic

¦spōrik,

-pȯr-,

-pär-,

-rēk

variants or -sporous

¦spōrəs,

-pȯr-,

spərəs

: having (such or so many) spores

carposporic

homosporous

Word History

Etymology

New Latin spora spore + English -ic or -ous

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