spore agamete basidiospore endospore carpospore chlamydospore conidiospore conidium oospore resting spore tetraspore zoospore fern seed pollen microspore macrospore megaspore aeciospore ascospore zygospore jump to corresponding sense entry
spore noun
1 sporeA 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 sexual fusion.
Roget 330 :
powderiness †
[State of powder.],
pulverulence † ;
sandiness
etc.
adj.;
efflorescence ;
friability .
powder ,
dust ,
sand ,
shingle ;
sawdust ;
grit ;
meal ,
bran ,
flour ,
farina ,
rice ,
paddy ,
spore ,
sporule † ;
crumb ,
seed ,
grain ;
particle
etc.
(smallness)
32 ;
limature † ,
filings ,
debris ,
detritus ,
tailings ,
talus slope ,
scobs † ,
magistery † ,
fine powder ;
flocculi [Lat.] .
smoke ;
cloud of dust ,
cloud of sand ,
cloud of smoke ;
puff of smoke ,
volume of smoke ;
sand storm ,
dust storm .
[Reduction to powder]
pulverization ,
comminution † ,
attenuation ,
granulation ,
disintegration ,
subaction † ,
contusion ,
trituration [Chem] ,
levigation † ,
abrasion ,
detrition ,
multure † ;
limitation ;
tripsis † ;
filing
etc.
v..
[Instruments for pulverization]
mill ,
arrastra † ,
gristmill ,
grater ,
rasp ,
file ,
mortar and pestle ,
nutmeg grater ,
teeth ,
grinder ,
grindstone ,
kern † ,
quern † ,
koniology † .
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Dutch: spoor Polish: zarodnik, spora
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