How to pronounce spore
American English pronunciation
SPOR
- IPA
- /ˈspɔɹ/
- Syllables
- SPOR (1 syllable)
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What spore means
A tiny cell that mushrooms and ferns release to grow new ones
In a sentence: The puffball mushroom sent out a cloud of spores when Jamie poked it.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning "seed" or "sowing."
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