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sporulation definition

sporu·la·tion (spôr′yo̵̅o̅ lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. Bot. the formation of spores
  2. Zool. a type of multiple fission in certain protozoans by which a parent spore becomes almost completely broken up into buds

Etymology: < sporule + -ation

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