SPORULATION


Meaning of SPORULATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌspȯr-yə-ˈlā-shən, -ə-ˈlā- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin sporula, diminutive of spora spore

Date: 1876

: the formation of spores ; especially : division into many small spores (as after encystment)

• spor·u·la·tive ˈspȯr-yə-ˌlā-tiv, -ə-ˌlā- adjective

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