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• Spore (2008 video game) — Spore Spore box art (2008) Developer(s) Maxis Publisher(s) Electronic Arts …   Wikipedia

• Spore-like cells — are cells that exhibit behavior characteristic of spores. Known spore like cells are a specific class of stem cells in adult organisms, including humans, which are very small, very versatile, and most frequently remain in a dormant spore like… …   Wikipedia

• Spore — (sp[=o]r), n. [Gr. ? a sowing, seed, from ? to sow. Cf. {Sperm}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species. [1913 Webster] Note: Spores are produced differently …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spore formation — Spore Spore (sp[=o]r), n. [Gr. ? a sowing, seed, from ? to sow. Cf. {Sperm}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species. [1913 Webster] Note: Spores are produced …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spore — [spôr, spōr] n. [ModL spora < Gr, a sowing, seed, akin to speirein, to sow < IE base * (s)p(h)er , to strew, sow > SPREAD, SPROUT] 1. Biol. any of various small reproductive bodies, usually consisting of a single cell, produced by… …   English World dictionary

• spore — [ spɔr ] noun count TECHNICAL a small object like a seed that is produced by MUSHROOMS and similar plants …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Spore — For other uses, see Spore (disambiguation). Spores produced in a sporic life cycle. In biology, a spore is a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions. Spores form… …   Wikipedia

• spore — 1. The asexual or sexual reproductive body of fungi or sporozoan protozoa. 2. A cell of a plant lower in organization than the seed bearing spermatophytic plants. 3. A resistant form of certain species of bacteria …   Medical dictionary

• Small fruits — Fruit Fruit, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf. {Fructify}, {Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spore — n. a small reproductive body produced by plants and microorganisms. Some kinds of spores function as dormant stages of the life cycle, enabling the organism to survive adverse conditions. Other spores are the means by which the organism can… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• spore — 1. A reproductive cell that develops into an individual without union with other cells; some spores such as meiospores are the product of the germ line, but others are asexual in nature. 2. A small, protected resting body, often synthesized by… …   Glossary of Biotechnology