Spores

Synonyms for "spores" (5 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
dormant form

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
mold sporesreproductive cell

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)
resting formspore form

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More general

5 entries
biological structurecelldormant formlife stagereproductive unit

More specific

7 entries
algal sporeendosporefern sporefungal sporemoss sporeresting sporesporangiospore

Collocations

6 entries
endospore formationfungal sporespore coatspore dispersalspore germinationspore print

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Fungi disperse spores.

Source: tatoeba (5672492)

Be careful not to inhale the spores; they're deadly.

Source: tatoeba (6366620)

A fungus is a group of organisms that produces spores and eats up organic material, like the yeasts in bread or beer, the mushrooms in your salad, the mold that may grow if you let that salad sit in the refrigerator for too long or even the organisms that produce antibiotics like penicillin.

Source: tatoeba (8497657)

Spores from Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 are proving to have the ability to resist the techniques to clean spacecraft, like ultraviolet radiation and peroxide treatment.

Source: tatoeba (11815334)

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