Sporadial
Spo‐ra″di‐al (spō̍‐rā″dĭ‐al), a. Sporadic.
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Sporadic
Spo‐rad″ic (–răd″ĭk), a. [Gr. � scattered, fr. �, �, scattered, fr. � to sow seed, to scatter like seed: cf. F. sporadique. See Spore.] Occurring singly, or apart from other thi...
Sporadical
Spo‐rad″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), a. Sporadic.
Sporadically
Spo‐rad″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a sporadic manner.
Sporangiophore
Spo‐ran″gi‐o‐phore (spō̍‐răn″jĭ‐ō̍‐fōr), n. [Sporangium + Gr. � to bear.] (Bot.) The axis or receptacle in certain ferns (as Trichomanes), which bears the sporangia.
Sporangium
‖Spo‐ran″gi‐um (–ŭm), n.; pl.Sporangia (–ȧ). (Bot.) A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.
Spore
Spore (spōr), n. [Gr. � a sowing, seed, from � to sow. Cf. Sperm.]1. (Bot.) (a) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reprod...
Sporid
Spo″rid (spō″rĭd), n.(Bot.) A sporidium. Lindley.
Sporidiferous
Spo′ri‐dif″er‐ous (–rĭ‐dĭf″ẽr‐ŭs), a. [Sporidium + -ferous.] (Bot.) Bearing sporidia.
Sporidium
‖Spo‐rid″i‐um (spō̍‐rĭd″ĭ‐ŭm), n.; pl.Sporidia (–ȧ). [NL. See Spore.] (Bot.) (a) A secondary spore, or a filament produced from a spore, in certain kinds of minute fungi. (b) A ...
Sporiferous
Spo‐rif″er‐ous (–rĭf″ẽr‐ŭs), a. [Spore + -ferous.] (Biol.) Bearing or producing spores.
Sporification
Spo′ri‐fi‐ca″tion (spō′rĭ‐fĭ‐kā″shŭn), n. [Spore + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.] (Biol.) Spore formation. See Spore formation (b), under Spore.
Sporocarp
Spo″ro‐carp (spō″rō̍‐kärp), n. [Spore + Gr. � fruit.] (Bot.) (a) A closed body or conceptacle containing one or more masses of spores or sporangia. (b) A sporangium.
Sporocyst
Spo″ro‐cyst (–sĭst), n.1. (Zoöl.) An asexual zooid, usually forming one of a series of larval forms in the agamic reproduction of various trematodes and other parasitic worms. T...
Sporogenesis
Spo′ro‐gen″e‐sis (–jĕn″ē̍‐sĭs), n. [Spore + genesis.] (Biol.) Reproduction by spores.
Sporogony
Spo‐rog″o‐ny (spō̍‐rŏg″ō̍‐ny̆), n. [Spore + root of Gr. � to be born.] (Zoöl.) The growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ.
Sporophore
Spo″ro‐phore (spō″rō̍‐fōr), n. [Spore + Gr. � to bear.] (Bot.) (a) A placenta. (b) That alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like,...
Sporophoric
Spo′ro‐phor″ic (–fŏr″ĭk), a.(Bot.) Having the nature of a sporophore.
Sporophyte
Spo″ro‐phyte (?), n. [Spore + Gr. � plant.] (Bot.) In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; — opposed to gametophyte. It is no...
Sporosac
Spo″ro‐sac (spō″rō̍‐săk), n. [Spore + sac.] (Zoöl.) (a) A hydrozoan reproductive zooid or gonophore which does not become medusoid in form or structure. See Illust. under Atheca...
Sporozoa
‖Spo′ro‐zo″a (–zō″ȧ), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. σπόροσ a spore + ζο̑ͅον an animal.] (Zoöl.) An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase by sporulation. It includes t...
Sporozoid
Spo′ro‐zo″id (–ĭd), n. [Spore + Gr. ζο̑ͅον an animal.] (Bot.) Same as Zoöspore.
Sporozoite
Spo′ro‐zo″ite (?), n.(Zoöl.) In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat amœboid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of the passiv...
Sporran
Spor″ran (spŏr″ran), n. [Gael. sporan.] A large purse or pouch made of skin with the hair or fur on, worn in front of the kilt by Highlanders when in full dress.
Sport
Sport (spōrt), n. [Abbreviated from disport.] 1. That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.It is as sport to a fool to do mischief. Prov. x. 23.Her sports were suc...
Sport (2)
Sport, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sported; p. pr. & vb. n.Sporting.] 1. To play; to frolic; to wanton., sporting with quick glance,Show to the sun their waved coats dropt with gold. Mil...
Sport (3)
Sport, v. t. 1. To divert; to amuse; to make merry; — used with the reciprocal pronoun.Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Isa. lvii. 4.2. To represent by any kind of play.Now ...