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• -sporous

  a combining form meaning “having spores” of the kind specified by the initial element: helicosporous. -sporous combining form (in botany) having a specified type or number of spores h-m-sporous

• -st

  variant of -est1 : first; least. -st2 variant of -est2 : hadst; wouldst; dost. -est2 suffix forming the archaic second person singular present and past indicative tense of verbs thou goest, thou hadst word origin old english -est, -ast -st suffix a variant of -est2

• -stasis

  -stasis suff. slowing; stoppage: cytostasis. stable state: homeostasis.

• -ster

  a suffix used in forming nouns, often derogatory, referring especially to occupation, habit, or -ssociation: gamester; songster; trickster. -ster suffix indicating a person who is engaged in a certain activity prankster, songster compare -stress indicating a person -ssociated with or being something specified mobster, youngster word origin old english -estre -ster o.e. -istre, from p.gmc. […]

• -stichous

  botany, zoology a combining form meaning “having rows” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: distichous. -stichous combining form having a certain number of rows distichous word origin from late latin -stichus, from greek -stikhos, from stikhos line, row; see stich

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