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sporulate

Pronunciation: /ˈspɒrjʊleɪt/

Definition of sporulate

verb

[no object] Biology
  • produce or form a spore or spores: many fungi grow and sporulate satisfactorily on potato-extract agar

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sporulation

noun

sporulate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sporulate in the US English dictionary

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