(biology) The act and process of spore formation.
sporulation
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(′spör·yə′lā·shən)
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(spôr'yə-lā'shən)
n.
n.
The production or release of spores.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
Synonym: monogenesis
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- swarmspore
- sporulate
- monera
- sporocyst
- Gasteromycetes
- agar
- Coelomycetes (eumycota – =eumycetes)
- Deuteromycotina (eumycota – =eumycetes)
- Yeast (eumycota – =eumycetes)
- reproduction (in genetics, biology)
