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spore

[spawr, spohr] / spɔr, spoʊr /


NOUN
ovum
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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

A new study led by Cornell University is the first to analyze plant spore dispersion at its source, where rain droplets shake flexible leaves to initially disperse pathogens.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 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

The spore expanded, split, and burst within the corrupted steel and shards of concrete that had formerly been walls.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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