sporulate

intransitive verb spor·u·late \ˈspȯr-yə-ˌlāt, -ə-ˌlāt\

spor·u·lat·edspor·u·lat·ing

Definition of SPORULATE

: to undergo sporulation

back-formation from sporulation

First Known Use: circa 1891

Medical Dictionary

intransitive verb spor·u·late \ˈspōr-(y)ə-ˌlāt, ˈspȯr-\

spor·u·lat·edspor·u·lat·ing

: to undergo sporulation

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