Meaning
spore
- A reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual, typical of fungi, algae, and protozoa.
In a sentence
I funghi diffondono le loro spore nell'aria circostante per riprodursi.
Mushrooms spread their spores into the surrounding air to reproduce.
Queste muffe rilasciano una quantità enorme di spore microscopiche.
These moulds release a huge amount of microscopic spores.
La spora batterica resiste a condizioni ambientali estreme.
The bacterial spore survives extreme environmental conditions.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spora | feminine · singular |
| spore | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Technical botanical and biological term, common in science contexts.
- Takes the regular feminine plural in -e: 'spore'.