spore /spɔː $ spɔːr/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: spora, from Greek, 'act of planting seeds, seed', from speirein 'to plant seeds']
a cell like a seed that is produced by some plants such as
mushrooms and can develop into a new plant
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