spore
nounHow to pronounce spore:
Definition of spore:
- spore (noun):
- something in an early stage of development
- 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 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
Synonyms for spore:
aeciospore
agamete
ascospore
basidiospore
carpospore
chlamydospore
conidiospore
conidium
embryo
endospore
fern seed
germ
grain
macrospore
megaspore
microspore
oospore
pollen
resting spore
seed
tetraspore
zygospore
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