homosporous

ho·mos·po·rous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huh-mos-per-uh s, hoh-, hoh-muh-spawr-uh s, -spohr-]
- /həˈmɒs pər əs, hoʊ-, ˌhoʊ məˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huh-mos-per-uh s, hoh-, hoh-muh-spawr-uh s, -spohr-]
- /həˈmɒs pər əs, hoʊ-, ˌhoʊ məˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr-/

Definitions of homosporous word

adjective homosporous having the spores of one kind only. 1
adjective homosporous (of most ferns and some other spore-bearing plants) producing spores of one kind only, which develop into hermaphrodite gametophytes 0
adjective homosporous producing only one kind of spore 0

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Origin of homosporous

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; homo- + spore + -ous

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Parts of speech for Homosporous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Homosporous

homosporous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

homosporous usage trend in Literature

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