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1. (n.) spore
the asexual reproductive body of a fungus or nonflowering plant.
2. spore
the resting or dormant stage of a bacterium or other microorganism.
3. (v.i.) spore
to produce or shed spores.
Etymology: (1830–40; < NL spora < Gk sporá sowing, seed, akin to speírein to sow; cf. sperm1)
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1. (noun) spore
a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
"a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Spore
one of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species
2. (noun) Spore
an embryo sac or embryonal vesicle in the ovules of flowering plants
3. (noun) Spore
a minute grain or germ; a small, round or ovoid body, formed in certain organisms, and by germination giving rise to a new organism; as, the reproductive spores of bacteria, etc
4. (noun) Spore
one of the parts formed by fission in certain Protozoa. See Spore formation, belw
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Sense: a tiny seedlike cell from which ferns and other types of non-flowering plant grow.
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 Afrikaans: spoor |
 Arabic: خَلِيَّه وَحيدَه |
 Bulgarian: бот. спора |
 Brazilian: esporo |
 Czech: výtrus |
 German: die Spore |
 Danish: spore |
 Greek: σπόρι |
 Spanish: espora |
 Estonian: eos |
 Farsi: هاگ |
 Finnish: itiö |
 French: spore |
 Hebrew: נֶבֶג |
 Hindi: बीजाणु |
 Croatian: spora, truska |
 Hungarian: spóra |
 Indonesian: spora |
 Icelandic: gró |
 Italian: spora |
 Japanese: 胞子 |
 Korean: 홀씨, 포자 |
 Lithuanian: spora |
 Latvian: spora |
 Malay: spora |
 Dutch: spore |
 Norwegian: spore |
 Polish: zarodnik |
 Portuguese: esporo |
 Romanian: spor |
 Russian: спора |
 Slovak: výtrus |
 Slovenian: tros |
 Serbian: spora |
 Swedish: spor |
 Thai: สปอร์ |
 Turkish: spor |
 Taiwanese: 孢子 |
 Ukrainian: спора |
 Urdu: بہت سے نباتات اور خورد حی |
 Vietnamese: bào tử |
 Chinese: 孢子 |
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