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Shored vs Spored - What's the difference?

shored | spored |

As verbs the difference between shored and spored

is that shored is past participle of lang=en while spored is past tense of spore.

As an adjective shored

is having a shore, often one of a specified type.

shored

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(-)
  • Having a shore, often one of a specified type.
    • the rocky-shored''' straits'', ''a sandy-'''shored cove

    Etymology 2

    See (shore) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    spored

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spore)

    • Anagrams

    *

    spore

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia spore)
  • A 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.

    • Related terms

    * aplanospore * ascospore * basidiospore * heterosporous * homosporous * meiospore * sporangium * sporogenesis * sporophyte * zoospore * zygospore

    See also

    * bulb * gemma * pollen * propagule * seed

    Verb

    (spor)
  • To produce spores.

    • Anagrams

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