spore
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Their framework reveals diverse functions -- such as excretion, venom spraying, prey hunting, spore dispersal, and plant guttation -- highlighting potential applications in soft robotics, additive manufacturing, and drug delivery.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024
For a mushroom to grow, a fungal spore has to set up shop on a surface and produce mycelia.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
It produces a type of cell called a spore, which is very resistant to heating.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023
IRVINE, Calif. — A drone flies over a peaceful Southern California marsh and unleashes a rain of larvae-killing bacterial spore pellets.
From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023
We are told also that milky spore disease cannot be used on the periphery of the beetle’s range because it can be established only where a large grub population is already present in the soil.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing spore
Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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Plants (Botany) - High School
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