: 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
: spore having (such) a characteristic or origin
aeciospore
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Wet leaf surfaces can be easier for many fungal and bacterial spores to infect, and good airflow reduces this vulnerable period.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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Noun
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most people breathe in aspergillus spores every day without getting sick.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Wet leaf surfaces can be easier for many fungal and bacterial spores to infect, and good airflow reduces this vulnerable period.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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“Spore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spore. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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spore
1 of 2 noun
ˈspō(ə)r 
ˈspȯ(ə)r
: a reproductive body that is produced by fungi and by some plants and microorganisms (as ferns and bacteria) and that usually consists of a single cell and is able to produce a new individual either by developing by itself or after fusion with another spore
spore
2 of 2 verb
spored; sporing
: to produce or reproduce by spores
Medical Definition
spore
1 of 2 noun
: a primitive usually unicellular often environmentally resistant dormant or reproductive body produced by plants, fungi, and some microorganisms and capable of developing into a new individual either directly or after fusion with another spore
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