n.
Pronunciation: ' spo ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin spora seed, spore, from Greek, act of sowing, seed, from speirein to sow ― more at SPERM
Date: 1836
: a primitive usually unicellular often environmentally resistant dormant or reproductive body produced by plants, fungi, and some microorganisms and capable of development into a new individual either directly or after fusion with another spore
– spored \ ' spo ̇ rd \ adjective