spore meaning

Definition of spore

1. 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
   • a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes

   Type of: agamete

   Kinds: basidiospore, endospore, carpospore, chlamydospore, conidium, oospore, resting spore, tetraspore, zoospore, fern seed, pollen, microspore

How to pronounce spore

spore is pronounced /spɔː/ in British English and /spɔr/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

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