spore
Example Sentences
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When autumn temperatures stay higher for longer, mosses have more time to develop their spore capsules before winter arrives.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
His journey with the spore started in 2022, when he and colleague Andrew Luzmore began collaborating with Hill-Maini, identifying various kitchen waste streams that might be good candidates for fermentation.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2024
For a mushroom to grow, a fungal spore has to set up shop on a surface and produce mycelia.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
IRVINE, Calif. — A drone flies over a peaceful Southern California marsh and unleashes a rain of larvae-killing bacterial spore pellets.
From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023
Across the landscape weeds advanced; weeds corkscrewed their way into the walls around him and worked the walls until the weeds became their own spore.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing spore
Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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Plants (Botany) - High School
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