spore
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1. spore - Noun
2. spore - Verb
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One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species.
An embryo sac or embryonal vesicle in the ovules of flowering plants.
A minute grain or germ; a small, round or ovoid body, formed in certain organisms, and by germination giving rise to a new organism; as, the reproductive spores of bacteria, etc.
One of the parts formed by fission in certain Protozoa. See Spore formation, belw.
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An early infection with favorable conditions and moderate to high spore loads can lead to 100% loss.
A fern spore in the jar grew, germinated into a plant, and the terrarium was born.
And (we) actually keep forgetting that, you know, Camembert — of course it’s (made with) a different fungus, it’s a different spore, it’s a different mold — but it’s a mold.”
Asexual reproduction in ascomycetes and their characteristics Ascomycetes: Ascomycetes are 'spore shooters'.
Asexual, non-motile haploid spore of a fungus, which is named after the Greek word for dust; conia and hence also known as conidiospores and mitospores.
Conidiogenesis and dehiscence Important characteristics of the anamorphs of the Ascomycota are conidiogenesis, which includes spore formation and dehiscence (separation from the parent structure).