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SPORID

SPORID Spo "rid, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A sporidium. Lindley.

 

SPORIDIFEROUS

Spo `ri *dif "er *ous, a. Etym: [Sporidium + -ferous. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Bearing sporidia.

 

SPORIDIUM

Spo *rid "i *um, n.; pl. Sporidia. Etym: [NL. See Spore. ] (Bot. )(a ) A secondary spore, or a filament produced from a spore, in certain kinds of minute fungi. (b ) A spore.