sporulation

Noun
Synonyms: monogenesis

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. asexual reproduction by the production and release of sporesSynonyms: monogenesis
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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