spore

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 See also 1.5 Verb 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /spɔː/ (RP)
• (US) IPA: /spɔːɹ/, /spoʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

[edit] Etymology

From Modern Latin spora, from Greek. spora "seed, a sowing," related to sporos "sowing," and speirein "to sow," from PIE *sper- "to strew"

[edit] Noun

spore (plural spores)

Wikipedia

1. A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
2. A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

aplanospore ascospore basidiospore heterosporous homosporous meiospore

sporangium sporogenesis sporophyte zoospore zygospore

[edit] See also

• bulb
• gemma
• pollen
• propagule
• seed

[edit] Verb

to spore (third-person singular simple present spores, present participle sporing, simple past and past participle spored)

1. To produce spores.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

spore f.

1. Plural form of spora.