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spore

 
/spɔr/, /spoʊr/ n [C]

Definition

biology a cell produced by plants without seeds and by some other organisms and that is able to grow into a new plant or organism
(Definition of spore n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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