LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

oxysporus

oxysporus (feminine oxyspora, neuter oxysporum)
Classical[ɔkˈsys.pɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[okˈsis.po.rus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivehaving sharp spores

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoxysporusoxysporaoxysporum
genitiveoxysporīoxysporaeoxysporī
dativeoxysporōoxysporaeoxysporō
accusativeoxysporumoxysporamoxysporum
ablativeoxysporōoxysporāoxysporō
vocativeoxysporeoxysporaoxysporum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoxysporīoxysporaeoxyspora
genitiveoxysporōrumoxysporārumoxysporōrum
dativeoxysporīsoxysporīsoxysporīs
accusativeoxysporōsoxysporāsoxyspora
ablativeoxysporīsoxysporīsoxysporīs
vocativeoxysporīoxysporaeoxyspora

Origins

New Latin; from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed”).

Quick answers

What does oxysporus mean in Latin?
oxysporus, a adjective, means “having sharp spores”.
How do you pronounce oxysporus?
In classical Latin, [ɔkˈsys.pɔ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [okˈsis.po.rus].