Etymology

sphaerospore

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Today it means: One of the non-sexual spores found in red algae; a tetraspore. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσφαῖρᾰ“ball”
  2. English todaysphaerospore

Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră, “ball”) + English spore.

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