spore
Example Sentences
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The experts warned that dormant mould spores could reactivate when the overbudget and delayed facilities finally open, posing a health hazard for the lifetime of the buildings.
From BBC
This is partly because the bacterium forms spores that can survive treatment and later grow into new bacteria.
From Science Daily
Inside the hardened plaque, they found microscopic remains of cereals, legumes, plant fibers, and yeast spores.
From Science Daily
On the underside of its cap are white gills and spores.
From Los Angeles Times
It is only logical, writes Mr. Scharf in “The Giant Leap,” that this life should then spread itself through space in what he terms a great “dispersal,” as though humans were airborne seeds or spores.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
