First Known Use: 1836
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1spore
noun \ˈspȯr\
biology : a cell made by some plants that is like a seed and can produce a new plant
Full Definition of SPORE
: a primitive usually unicellular often environmentally resistant dormant or reproductive body produced by plants, fungi, and some microorganisms and capable of development into a new individual either directly or after fusion with another spore
— spored \ˈspȯrd\ adjective
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Origin of SPORE
New Latin spora seed, spore, from Greek, act of sowing, seed, from speirein to sow — more at sperm
2spore
intransitive verb
sporedspor·ing
SPORE Defined for Kids
spore
noun \ˈspȯr\
Definition of SPORE for Kids
: a reproductive body that is produced by fungi and by some plants and microorganisms and consists of a single cell able to produce a new individual
— spored \ˈspȯrd\ adjective
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