What does sporulate mean?
Sporulate means (biology, intransitive) To produce spores..
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(biology, intransitive) To produce spores..
She was also their science teacher and had taught them about slime molds in biology class, about how the singular organisms came together to form a multicellular body in order to sporulate and reproduce, before breaking apart again.
A part of the protoplasm is not sporulated but forms a capillitium.
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Sporulate means (biology, intransitive) To produce spores..
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She was also their science teacher and had taught them about slime molds in biology class, about how the singular organisms came together to form a multicellular body in order to sporulate and reproduce, before breaking apart again.
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