spore
A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant…A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
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Meaning
2 sensesA reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
Spore
спо́раspóra
спо́раspóra
A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.
спо́раspóra
- 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
Examples
7 sentencesWhat are spores?
A mushroom is a spore distribution device.
Be careful not to inhale the spores; they're deadly.
dePass auf, dass du Sporen nicht einatmest; sie sind tödlich.
The biologist looked at a spore under the microscope.
Tornadoes and hurricanes can transport viable spores and seeds hundreds of kilometers away.
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Origin
From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”), related to σπόρος (spóros,From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”), related to σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”). Related to English spread).
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