Home › Words › S › sporespore/spɔː(ɹ)/spore means A surname.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, spore ranks #3,412 of 42,747 for Qualifying.spore is pronounced /spɔː(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”), related to σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”). Related to English spread).nameA surname.nounA reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.verbTo produce spores.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sporeling 69% match — A young plant or fungus produced by a germinated spore vs spore →arthrospore 66% match — A sporelike cell produced by some fungi and algae. vs spore →sporangiospore 66% match — A spore produced by a sporangium (in many fungi, such as zygomycetes). vs spore →blastospore 65% match — A type of fungal spore produced asexually by budding. vs spore →sorus 64% match — Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores. vs spore →acrospore 63% match — A fungal spore produced at the tip of a specialized hypha. vs spore →sporidium 63% match — A secondary spore borne on a promycelium, or a filament produced from a spore, in certain kinds of minute fungi. vs spore →exospore 62% match — The outer layer of a spore, especially in some algae and fungi. vs spore →