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Verb: sporulate  'spor-yu,leyt
  1. (botany) produce spores
    "plants sporulate"
     
  2. (botany) convert into spores
    "Some bacteria sporulate when conditions become unfavourable"

Derived forms: sporulating, sporulated, sporulates

Type of: bring forth, convert, produce

Encyclopedia: Sporulate