Sporulation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sporulation \Spor`u*la"tion\ (sp[o^]r`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
     (Biol.)
     The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See
     Illust. of {Bacillus},
     (b) .
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sporulation
       n : asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
           [syn: {monogenesis}]