The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sporulation \Spor`u*la"tion\ (sp[o^]r`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (Biol.) The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See Illust. of Bacillus, (b) . [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sporulation n 1: asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores [syn: monogenesis, sporulation]