homospore

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noun

any plant producing spores of the same size and type.

OriginEnglish spore ← Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) ← Proto-Hellenic *homós →
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Meanings

nounhomospore (plural homospores)

plural homospores

  1. biologyany plant producing spores of the same size and type.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Englishspore
  7. Englishhomospore

From homo- + spore.

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Translations

Spanish homospora
  • homosporaplant producing uniform spores

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sophomoreosmophore
Cite this entry
APA

homospore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homospore

MLA

“homospore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homospore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homospore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homospore.

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