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porus

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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7
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9
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5

Definition of porus

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated)A pore.
    “[…] sometimes both guard-cells flattened, only the porus being distinct.”
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noun

  1. (dated)A pore.
    “[…] sometimes both guard-cells flattened, only the porus being distinct.”

name

  1. A village in Manchester parish, Jamaica.

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Etymology

One theory expounded by Wikipedia is that is from porous, for porous soil. Another is that it is from Porras, a captain on the 2nd voyage of Columbus when he landed in Jamaica (Ralway Magazine, November-December 1945, page 340).

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