SPORULATION

monogenesis, sporulation

(noun) asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sporulation (usually uncountable, plural sporulations)

The process of a bacterium becoming a spore.

Source: Wiktionary


Spor`u*la"tion, n. (Biol.)

Definition: The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See Illust. of Bacillus, b.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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