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sporogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sporo-ge-n-e-sis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which spores are produced.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English sporo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English sporogenesis From sporo- + -genesis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sporogeneses (plural)

Derived Forms

autosporogenesis oosporogenesis zoosporogenesis

Frequently Paired Words

sporangium sporocarp sporogenic sporogenous sporophore sporophyte sporophytic meiosis

Questions

What does sporogenesis mean?
The process by which spores are produced.
Where does sporogenesis come from?
Etymology tree English sporo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English sporogenesis From sporo- + -genesis.

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