	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Feb 10, 2010
Skip Navigation Home Black History Month Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

Dictionary

spore

Pronunciation: (spôr, spōr), [key]
—n., v., spored, spor•ing.

—n.
1. Biol.a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
2. a germ, germ cell, seed, or the like.

—v.i.
to bear or produce spores.