| ENDOSPOROUS | • endosporous adj. (Botany) Having the spores contained in a case; applied to fungi. • ENDOSPOROUS adj. of or like an endospore. |
| HOMOSPOROUS | • homosporous adj. (Botany) producing spores of the same size and type. • HOMOSPOROUS adj. producing only one size or kind of spore, as opposed to heterosporous. |
| MICROPOROUS | • microporous adj. (Of a material) Having micropores of a size less than 2 nanometres. • MICROPOROUS adj. of or like a micropore. |
| POROSCOPIES | • POROSCOPY n. the use of a poroscope, an instrument for investigating porosity. |
| SPOROCYSTIC | • sporocystic adj. Relating to sporocysts. • SPOROCYSTIC adj. of or like a sporocyst. |
| SPOROGENIES | • SPOROGENY n. the production of spores. |
| SPOROGENOUS | • sporogenous adj. Relating to sporogenesis. • SPOROGENOUS adj. of tissue or cells in which the spores are formed. |
| SPOROGONIAL | • sporogonial adj. Relating to the sporogonium. • SPOROGONIAL adj. of or like a sporogonium, an organ that produces asexual spores in mosses. |
| SPOROGONIES | • sporogonies n. Plural of sporogony. • SPOROGONY n. the growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ. |
| SPOROGONIUM | • sporogonium n. The sporophyte of a bryophyte (moss, liverwort or hornwort), generally consisting of a foot, seta and capsule. • SPOROGONIUM n. an organ that produces asexual spores in mosses. |
| SPOROPHORES | • sporophores n. Plural of sporophore. • SPOROPHORE n. a spore-bearing stalk or structure, as in fungi. |
| SPOROPHORIC | • sporophoric adj. (Botany) Having the nature of a sporophore. • SPOROPHORIC adj. bearing spores, also SPOROPHOROUS. |
| SPOROPHYLLS | • sporophylls n. Plural of sporophyll. • SPOROPHYLL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYL. |
| SPOROPHYTES | • sporophytes n. Plural of sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
| SPOROPHYTIC | • sporophytic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a sporophyte plant. • sporophytic adj. (Botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTIC adj. of or like a sporophyte. |
| SPOROZOITES | • sporozoites n. Plural of sporozoite. • SPOROZOITE n. a minute, mobile, preadult spore developed by sporozoans. |