sporulen.
/ˈspɒrjuːl/ Botany and Zoology.
1. A spore or spore-granule.
a. In Botany.
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sporule1819
sporidiolum1832
spore1836
sporid1847
sporidium1867
the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [noun] > spore
sporule1819
zoocarp1824
zoospore1842
propagule1858
swarm-spore1859
macrozoospore1875
zygozoospore1881
swarm-cell1882
sporangiospore1889
planospore1904
planont1914
1819 J. Lindley tr. L.-C. Richard Observ. Struct. Fruits & Seeds 42 Sporules differ from seeds,..above all, in their want of embryo.
1819 J. Lindley tr. L.-C. Richard Observ. Struct. Fruits & Seeds 42 The rudiment of a sporule.
1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) i. 5 After this fact one need not be surprised at the diffusion of the far lighter and smaller sporules of cryptogamic plants.
1875 Zoologist 10 4416 The matter contained in the sporules of the genus Fucus is of a glutinous nature.
b. In Zoology.
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1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 433/2 In some animals these sporules are formed in all parts of the body indiscriminately.
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 433/2 The sporules of some Zoophytes.
1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes v. 91 The sporules..which constitute the surface dots alluded to.
2. figurative. A germ.
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1861 Q. Rev. 110 368 Mere words..necessarily contain the sporules of mighty principles.
Compounds
attributive and in other combinations.
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1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 313 Any sporule-case in Cellulares.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 313 A cluster of sporule-like areolæ.
Derivatives
sporuˈliferous adj. bearing sporules.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > spore or sporule > [adjective]
sporular1819
sporuliferous1824
sporiferous1836
sporangiferous1866
sporigerous1866
sporigenous1867
sporal1882
1824 R. K. Greville Flora Edinb. p. lxxiii Sporuliferous pulp not spontaneously emitted.
1847 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 214 The erect filaments are two lines in height,..with a hoary sporuliferous head.
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