spore (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def 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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Hypernym agamete
Hyponym basidiospore; endospore; carpospore; chlamydospore; conidium, conidiospore; oospore; resting spore; tetraspore; zoospore; fern seed; pollen; microspore; megaspore, macrospore; aeciospore; ascospore; zygospore
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) sporogenous → spore
Hyponym agamete
Hypernym basidiospore; endospore; carpospore; chlamydospore; conidium, conidiospore; oospore; resting spore; tetraspore; zoospore; fern seed; pollen; microspore; megaspore, macrospore; aeciospore; ascospore; zygospore

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