Spore
English Meaning
One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species.
- A small, usually single-celled reproductive body that is highly resistant to desiccation and heat and is capable of growing into a new organism, produced especially by certain bacteria, fungi, algae, and nonflowering plants.
- A dormant nonreproductive body formed by certain bacteria in response to adverse environmental conditions.
- To produce spores.