I. ˈspȯr 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 ˈspȯrd adjective
II. intransitive verb
( spored ; spor·ing )
Date: 1866
: to produce or reproduce by spores