spore /spɔː $ spɔːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: spora , from Greek , 'act of planting seeds, seed' , from speirein 'to plant seeds' ]
a cell like a seed that is produced by some plants such as ↑ mushroom s and can develop into a new plant