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Spoke vs Spore - What's the difference?

spoke | spore |

As nouns the difference between spoke and spore

is that spoke is a ghost (spirit appearing after death) while spore is spore.

spoke

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) spaca

Noun

(wikipedia spoke) (en noun)
  • A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
  • (nautical) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
  • A rung of a ladder.
  • A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill.

    • Verb

    (spok)
  • To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (speak)

    • Statistics

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    Anagrams

    * pokes English irregular simple past forms English terms with multiple etymologies ----

    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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