word
Spore
Spawr
/ˈspɔːr/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
spore
Dictionary meaning
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
- A sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes.
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