Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 108 compound words that contain spore. The most common are listed below. Open spore in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- resting sporeA spore, in certain orders of algae, which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long periods of time.
- milky sporeA disease of the white grubs of Japanese beetles, caused by a soil-dwelling bacterium, Paenibacillus popilliae.
- spore printThe distinctive and identifying pattern and color produced after the cap of a mushroom is pressed against a white page.
- swarm sporeA zoospore
- asexual sporeA spore that is produced asexually.
- spore caseSynonym of sporangium: A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
- pollen sporeSynonym of pollen grain: A single male reproductive particle of which the pollen of a plant consists.
- spore casesplural of spore case: A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
- spore fruitSynonym of ascocarp: The sporocarp of an ascomycete, typically bowl-shaped.
- spore fruitsplural of spore fruit: The sporocarp of an ascomycete, typically bowl-shaped.
- spore printsplural of spore print: The distinctive and identifying pattern and color produced after the cap of a mushroom is pressed against a white page.
Compound words 108
- sporiferousBearing or producing spores.
- presporeDestined to become part of the spore of a fruiting body.
- gynandrosporousHaving reproductive organs with both male and female functions.
- idioandrosporousHaving androspores formed on filaments without oogonia.
- isosporicProducing only one kind of spore.
- nonsporeSomething (generally an organism) which is not a spore.
- unisporeAn algal spore that develops within a unilocular sporangium.
- blastosporeA type of fungal spore produced asexually by budding.
- episporeThe thickish outer coat of certain spores, e.g. of fungi.
- sporebearingThat bears spores.