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Through the cattle’s death, the bacteria are brought back to the earth to vegetate or sporulate once more.
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“Sporulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sporulate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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sporulate
intransitive verb
spor·u·late
ˈspōr-(y)ə-ˌlāt, ˈspȯr- 
sporulated; sporulating
: to undergo sporulation
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