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-spermal

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• -spermic

  variant of -spermal: endospermic.

• -spermous

  variant of -spermal: gymnospermous.

• -sphere

  a combining form of sphere (planisphere); having a special use in the names of the layers of gases and the like surrounding the earth and other celestial bodies (ionosphere). -sphere combining form having the shape or form of a sphere bathysphere indicating a spherelike enveloping m-ss atmosphere derived forms -spheric, combining_form:in_adjective

• -spore

  variant of sporo-, as final element of compound words: teliospore.

• -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

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