spore
1. spore \'spo-(*)r, 'spo.(*)r\ \'spo-(*)rd, 'spo.(*)rd\ n [NL spora seed, spore, fr. Gk, act of sowing, seed, fr. speirein to] sow - more at SPROUT : a primitive usu. unicellular resistant or reproductive body produced by plants and some invertebrates and capable of development into a new individual in some cases unlike the parent either directly or after fusion with another spore - spored aj 2. spore vi : to produce or reproduce by spores