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sporing

Variant of spore

noun

  1. Biol. any of various small reproductive bodies, usually consisting of a single cell, produced by bacteria, algae, mosses, ferns, certain protozoans, etc., either asexually () or by the union of gametes (): they are capable of giving rise to a new adult individual, either immediately or after an interval of dormancy
  2. any small organism or cell that can develop into a new individual; seed, germ, etc.

intransitive verb spored, sporing

to bear or develop spores

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