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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