Main Entry:

¹spore

Pronunciation:

\ˈspȯr\

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 \ˈspȯrd\ adjective