spore

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spɔː/ (RP)
• (US) IPA: /spɔːɹ/, /spoʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

Etymology

From Modern Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (spora, “seed, a sowing”), related to σπόρος (sporos, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speirō, “to sow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”).

Noun

spore (plural spores)

Wikipedia

1. A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
2. A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

Translations

reproductive particle

Catalan: espora (ca) f. Dutch: spoor (nl) n. Finnish: itiö (fi) French: spore (fr) f. Hungarian: spóra (hu) Italian: spora (it) f.

Portuguese: esporo (pt) m. Romanian: spor (ro) m., spori (ro) m. pl. Russian: спора (ru) (spóra) f. Spanish: espora (es) f. Swedish: spor (sv) c.

resistant particle produced by bacterium or protist

Catalan: espora (ca) f. Finnish: itiö (fi) Hungarian: spóra (hu)

Italian: spora (it) f. Turkish: spor (tr)

Related terms

aplanospore ascospore basidiospore heterosporous homosporous meiospore

sporangium sporogenesis sporophyte zoospore zygospore

See also

• bulb
• gemma
• pollen
• propagule
• seed

Verb

spore (third-person singular simple present spores, present participle sporing, simple past and past participle spored)

1. To produce spores.

Anagrams

• pores
• poser
• preso
• prose, pro se
• ropes

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spoːrə/, [ˈsb̥oːɐ]

Etymology 1

• (spore):, from Ancient Greek σπορά (spora, “seed, a sowing”).
• (spur):, from Old Norse spori.

Noun

spore c. (singular definite sporen, plural indefinite sporer)

1. spore (reproductive particle)
2. spore (resistant particle produced by bacterium or protist)
3. spur (a rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for purpose of prodding a horse)
4. spur (anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse)
5. spur (an appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster)

Inflection

    Inflection of spore

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	spore	sporen	sporer	sporerne
genitive	spores	sporens	sporers	sporernes

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, past participle er/har sporet)

1. spur (to prod)
2. 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)
3. trace (to follow the trail of)
4. scent (to detect the scent of)
5. feel, notice, perceive

Synonyms

• (to spur): anspore
• (to scent, trace): opspore

See also

• Spore on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

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Italian

Noun

spore f.

1. Plural form of spora.

Anagrams

• perso, porse, preso, prose, spero, sperò