- asporous
- \(ˈ)ā+|-\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary a- (II) + -sporous: without true spores
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
asporous
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asporous — Incapable of producing spores. [G. a priv. + sporos, seed] * * * aspor·ous ( )ā spōr əs, spȯr adj not having true spores * * * aspor·ous (ə sporґəs) [a 1 + Gr. sporos seed] having no true spores; applied to microorganisms … Medical dictionary
asporogenic — adj. [Gr. an, without; spora, seed; genes, producing] Pertaining to not producing or bearing spores. asporous adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
