胞子
Meanings
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spore
Biology term for a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new organism without fusion with another cell, as in fungi, ferns, and bacteria.
Ferns reproduce by spores.
The mushroom spores were carried away by the wind.
Usage patterns
- 胞子を作るto produce spores
This mushroom produces spores when autumn comes.
- 胞子を放出するto release/discharge spores
The mature sporangium releases its spores.
- 胞子で繁殖するto reproduce by means of spores
Moss reproduces by spores.
- 胞子が発芽するfor a spore to germinate
The spore germinated on the damp soil.