sporeling

[ spawr-ling, spohr- ]

/ ˈspɔr lɪŋ, ˈspoʊr- /

noun

Botany, Mycology. the young individual developed from a spore.

Nearby words

sporangium, spore, spore case, spore fruit, spore print, sporeling, spori-, sporicide, sporidium, sporiferous, spork

Origin of sporeling

1905–10; spore + -ling¹, as in seedling

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