Look up: Spore

1. Spore
   a minute reproductive body produced by primitive organisms, such as ferns and fungi.
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2. spore
   n. A single cell that is dispersed as a reproductive unit, or that encapsulates a cell during unfavorable environmental conditions; in organisms with an alternation of generations; the products of meiosis are spores.
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3. Spore
   A microscopic reproductive cell of non-flowering plants (i.e. ferns, lichens, mosses, fungi, and algae). Many times we can see spores on the backside of ferns.
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4. Spore
   A form taken by certain microbes that enables them to exist in a dormant stage. It is an asexual reproductive cell. See Asexual reproduction, Dormant.
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5. spore
   A discrete sexual or asexual reproductive unit, usually enclosed by a rigid wall, capable of being disseminated.
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6. Spore
   A general term for resistant resting structures formed by many bacteria and fungi.
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7. spore
   [n] - small usually single-celled reproductive body produced especially by certain bacteria and algae and fungi and nonflowering plants
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8. Spore
   A microscopic, single-cell body by which ferns, fungi and mosses reproduce
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9. Spore
   A one-celled reproductive body produced by relatively primitive plants.
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10. spore
    a reproductive body,characteristic particularly of the lower plants,consisting of one or a few cells and never containing an embryo Category: Botany and zoology • in higher plants,a specialised cell generally produced by meiosis which by further division produces gametes Category: Botany and zoology
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11. spore
    Highly resistant dehydrated form of reproductive cell produced under conditions of environmental stress. Usually have very resistant cell walls (integument) and low metabolic rate until activated. Bacterial spores may survive quite extraordinary extremes of temperature, dehydration or chemical insult. Gives rise to a new individual without fusion with another cell.
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12. Spore
    Spore noun [ Greek ... a sowing, seed, from ... to sow. Confer Sperm .] 1. (Botany) (a) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species. » Spores are pro...
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13. spore
    <plant biology> Highly resistant dehydrated form of reproductive cell produced under conditions of environmental stress. ... Usually have very resistant cell walls (integument) and low metabolic rate until activated. Bacterial spores may survive quite extraordinary extremes of temperature, deh...
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14. spore
    noun a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexu...
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15. spore
    (spor) a refractile, oval body formed within bacteria, especially Bacillus and Clostridium, which is regarded as a resting stage during the life history of the cell, and is characterized by its resistance to environmental changes. the reproductive element, produced sexually or asexually, of one of the lowe...
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16. Spore
    • (n.) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species. • (n.) An embryo sac or embryonal vesicle in the ovules of flowering plants. • (n.) One of the parts formed by fission in certain Protozoa. See Spore formation, bel...
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17. spore
    a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion with another reproductive cell. Spores thus differ from gametes, ... [13 related articles]
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18. spore
    a general term for a reproductive structure in fungi, bacteria and cryptogams, often 1-celled; the analogue of seeds in flowering plants.
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19. spore
    spore, term applied both to a resistant or resting stage occurring among various unicellular organisms (especially bacteria) and to an asexual reproductive cell produced by many unicellular plants and animals and by all plants that undergo an alternation of generations. A spore is typically a cell s...
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20. Spore
    A spore is a reproductive cell that can develop into an individual without first fusing with another reproductive cell. Plants, fungi, bacteria, and some Protozoa produce spores. A spore may develop into an organism resembling the parent or into another stage in the life cycle, either immediately or...
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21. spore
    Type: Term Pronunciation: spōr Definitions: 1. The asexual or sexual reproductive body of fungi or sporozoan protozoa. 2. A cell of a plant lower in organization than the seed-bearing spermatophytic plants. 3. A resistant form of certain species of bacteria. 4. The highly modified reproductive ...
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22. spore
    Small reproductive or resting body, usually consisting of just one cell. Unlike a gamete, it does not need to fuse with another cell in order to develop into a new organism. Spores are produced by the lower plants, most fungi, some bacteria, and certain protozoa. They are generally light and easily ...
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23. Spore
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24. spore
    a reproductive body or bundle of cells which becomes detached from the parent and grows into a new individual. A spore is usually very small and has a thick, resistant wall. Spores may be produced in large numbers to increase the population; however, some organisms may form resting spores during unf...
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25. SPORE
    Highly resistant, thick-walled "resting stage" formed by certain bacteria, to ensure their survival during periods of unfavorable environmental conditions; it germinates quickly once favorable conditions have been restored to produce a new generation of bacteria. Also, a general term referring to th...
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