spore
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From Modern Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (spora), “‘seed, a sowing’”), related to σπόρος (sporos), “‘sowing’”) and σπείρω (speirō), “‘to sow’”), from PIE *sper- "to strew"
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spore (plural spores)
- A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
- A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.
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reproductive particle
resistant particle produced by bacterium or protist
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to spore (third-person singular simple present spores, present participle sporing, simple past and past participle spored)
- To produce spores.
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spore f.
- Plural form of spora.