oxysporus

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔkˈsys.pɔ.rʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [okˈsis.po.rus] === Adjective === oxysporus (feminine oxyspora, neuter oxysporum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) having sharp spores ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective.