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How to use spore in a sentence

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Spore means a reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another. Example: “There was a sudden gust of wind, on which spores were borne away.”

Examples of spore by meaning

nounA reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.

  • Threshers reproduce via spores that lie dormant for millennia, yet are robust enough to survive prolonged periods in deep space and atmospheric re-entry.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Thresher Maws Codex entry
  • After anthrax spores were found in letters sent to Sens.2017 June 14, Julian Zelizer, “The challenge of protecting members of Congress”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2017

More sentences with spore

  • There was a sudden gust of wind, on which spores were borne away.From the entry wind
  • He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores.From the entry accidentally
  • Pollen, dust, and spores are common allergens.From the entry allergen
  • The dungeon fern has a passive attack that releases spores.From the entry passive attack
  • There is a clear relationship between tracheophytes and trilete spores, but not with cryptospores.2012, Philippe Steemans, Elodie Petus, Pierre Breuer, Paula Mauller-Mendlowicz, Philippe Gerrienne, “Paleozoic Innovations in the Micro-…. From the entry tracheophyte
  • Haploid flagellated spores dominate the life cycle of Chlamydomonas, a single-celled, freshwater chlorophyte (Figure 20.13).2008, Cecie Starr, Christine A. Evers, Lisa Starr, Biology: Concepts & Applications, page 326. From the entry chlorophyte
  • Basidiomycetes produce spores on a basidium, the basic feature that separates them from other groups of fungi.2008, Donald M. Huffman, Lois H. Tiffany, George Knaphaus, Rosanne A. Healy, Mushrooms and Other Fungi of the Midcontinental United…. From the entry basidiomycete
  • Some of the basidiomycetes forcibly discharge their spores from the basidia, which remain after spore discharge.2008, Donald M. Huffman, Lois H. Tiffany, George Knaphaus, Rosanne A. Healy, Mushrooms and Other Fungi of the Midcontinental United…. From the entry basidiomycete
  • Endospory is the complete development of, in this case, the female gametophyte within the original spore wall.2006, Michael G. Simpson, Plant Systematics, page 99. From the entry endospory
  • Both mountants can be placed on the same slide, with spores placed in each.2004, Cletus P. Kurzman, Jack W. Fell, “Yeasts”, in Biodiversity of Fungi, →ISBN, page 335. From the entry mountant
  • It was only able to differentiate proteins from nonproteins and spores from nonspores.1998, National Research Council, […], Review of Mass Spectrometry and Bioremediation Programs of the Edgewood Research, Development and…. From the entry nonspore
  • The number of refractile, ovoid spores was determined by phase-contrast microscopy using a hemocytometer.1997 July 11, Bin Wang, Adam Kuspa, “Dictyostelium Development in the Absence of cAMP”, in Science, volume 277, number 5323, →DOI, pages…. From the entry refractile
  • Three of the isolates produced chalky white aerial mycelium with straight to flexuous (rectiflexible) spore chains.1992, The Journal of Communicable Diseases, page 39. From the entry rectiflexible
  • Most pteridophytes are homosporous, producing one type of spore that germinates to produce a potentially bisexual gametophyte.1989, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, “Chapter 12: Polyploidy, Breeding Systems, and Genetic Differentiation in Homosporous…. From the entry pteridophyte
  • In many homosporous plants, the spore germinates and grows into a gametophyte completely outside the spore wall.1984, Scagel, Robert Francis, chapter 10, in Plants, an evolutionary survey, page 286. From the entry exosporic
  • One tree could let loose a whole breezeful of millions, even billions, of spores.1970, Margaret Cosgrove, “Journey to the Two-sex Way” (chapter 4), in Seeds, Embryos, and Sex, New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., page 25. From the entry breezeful
  • For agariclike basidiocarps not discharging spores from the sterigmata, see the secotioid Gasteromycetes.1965, C. G. Ainsworth, Frederick K[roeber] Sparrow, Alfred S. Sussman, editors, The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, volume IVB (A Taxonomic…. From the entry basidiocarp
  • The posterior half portion of the spore is filled with sporoplasm.1917, Rokusaburo Kudo, “Myxobolus toyamai nov. spec., a new myxosporidian parasite in Cyprinus carpio L.”, in The Journal of Parasitology…. From the entry sporoplasm
  • Paraphyses loosely branching and internetting or absent; spores 2 to 6-locular, colorless, ovoid or oblong.1913 June 9, Hermann Edward Hasse, “Systematic Treatment”, in The Lichen Flora of Southern California (Smithsonian Institution, Bulletin…. From the entry internet
  • Bactofugation allows for the removal of 98–99% of anaerobic spores, 95% of aerobic spores, and 90–92% of lactobacilli.2023 November, Essam Hebishy, Oktay Yerlikaya, Jennifer Mahony, Asli Akpinar, Derya Saygili, “Microbiological aspects and challenges of…. From the entry bactofugation
  • Fungi can also produce vast number of spores, which can survive in all sorts of extreme conditions for years.2022 September 29, Carl Zimmer, “A New Approach to Spotting Tumors: Look for Their Microbes”, in The New York Times. From the entry squirt
  • Like the spores of other bacteria, when compared to vegetative cells, akinetes are more resistant to environmental stresses.2015 July 17, “Persistence of Only a Minute Viable Population in Chlorotic Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 Cultures Obtained by Nutrient…. From the entry akinetes
  • Asci floating freely in the centrum upon maturation, with a bristle-like appendage at the base, 8-spored, with numerous ascoconidia when mature.2015 December 24, “Phylogenetic Reconstruction of the Calosphaeriales and Togniniales Using Five Genes and Predicted RNA Secondary…. From the entry ascoconidia
  • Thin filaments (70 nm) composed of spore wall material were observed projecting from an abopercular thickening of the spore wall.2014, Andrew D. Winters, Mohamed Faisal, “Molecular and ultrastructural characterization of Haplosporidium diporeiae n. sp., a parasite of…. From the entry abopercular
  • Several extinct azollaceous spores have associated glochidia.1999, KM Pryer, “Phylogeny of Marsileaceous Ferns and Relationships of the Fossil Hydropteris pinnata Reconsidered”, in International…. From the entry azollaceous
  • Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.…. From the entry germination
  • Nomotreme fern and moss spores are monotreme.1952, G. Erdtman, Pollen Morphology and Plant Taxonomy, published 1986, →ISBN, page 548. From the entry monotreme
  • The adult stage is realised by the formation of a plasmodium which begins early in life to form spores.1915, Annual Report and Transactions, Manchester: Manchester Microscopical Society, page 82. From the entry amebula
  • We are constantly being exposed to fungi, whether by picking up spores on our skin or eating food on which fungi are hitchhiking.2022 September 29, Carl Zimmer, “A New Approach to Spotting Tumors: Look for Their Microbes”, in The New York Times. From the entry hitchhike
  • This can be beneficial to the fungus as from this elevated position they can spread their spores far and wide on the breeze.2017, Jack Ashby, “Caterpillar with Parasitoid Fungus: Dried Specimen”, in Animal Kingdom: A Natural History in 100 Objects, Stroud…. From the entry summit disease
  • The cause for mortality (and its differences between populations) in the control vials might be the isoparaffinic oils used in the spore and control solutions.2015 July 9, “Survival Rate and Transcriptional Response upon Infection with the Generalist Parasite Beauveria bassiana in a World-Wide…. From the entry isoparaffinic
  • We also considered the possibility that nutrients in the topsoil allowed for the germination of spores, followed by population growth and then subsequent resporulation.2015 September 16, “Environmental Persistence of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus subtilis Spores”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry resporulation
  • With the exception of three species belonging to the order Ceratiomyxales which bear spores externally and are termed exosporous, all other Myxomycetes are endosporous.2012, (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry endosporous
  • The latter bear spores within sporophores.2012, (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry endosporous
  • Spores are rod shaped and arranged in rectiflexible or straight chains comprising rod-shaped spores 0.5–0.8 m in diameter and 0.8–1.2 m long.2012, William B. Whitman, Michael Goodfellow, Peter Kämpfer, Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, volume 5. From the entry rectiflexible
  • The bird's-nest fungus resembles a miniature bird's nest complete with “eggs.” The eggs (periodioles) are actually spore packages, which rupture to release the reproductive cells.2008, Donald W. Linzey, A Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, page 78. From the entry bird's nest fungus
  • Some eradicants act by blocking spore production and reducing the potential of established infections to serve as sources of secondary inoculum for new infections.2006, K.G. Mukerji, Fruit and Vegetable Diseases, →ISBN, page 52. From the entry eradicant
  • Thunderstorm asthma only appears to affect a subset of hay-fever sufferers and allergic asthmatics who react to pollen and, Nasser believes, fungal spores.2006 Feb, NewScientist, page 45, column 1. From the entry thunderstorm asthma

Meaning of spore

  1. noun A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
  2. noun A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.
  3. verb To produce spores.

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Questions about spore in a sentence

How do you use spore in a sentence?
Spore is used as a noun and verb. For example: “There was a sudden gust of wind, on which spores were borne away.”
What is a short sentence with spore?
“The latter bear spores within sporophores.”
What does spore mean?
Spore means a reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.

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