"-chore" meaning in English

See -chore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /kɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koɹ/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō, “I move, spread”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|χωρέω||I move, spread}} Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō, “I move, spread”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -chore, {{en-suffix}} -chore
  1. An organism, especially a plant or plant pathogen, that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--chore-en-suffix-e5oWYCWj Categories (other): Pages using catfix
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /kɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koɹ/ [General-American]
Etymology: Backformation from biochore, from bio-+Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “country”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|χώρα||country}} Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “country”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -chore, {{en-suffix}} -chore
  1. A group of habitats with a similar environment and a similar biota. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: bryochore, cryochore, dendrochore, poëchore, xerochore
    Sense id: en--chore-en-suffix-f6Rn7rCX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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