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spawned

[spawn]

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noun

Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.

Mycology. the mycelium of mushrooms, especially of the species grown for the market.

a swarming brood; numerous progeny.

(used with a singular or plural verb) any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc.

verb (used without object)

to deposit eggs or sperm directly into the water, as fishes.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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verb (used with object)

to produce (spawn).

to give birth to; give rise to: His sudden disappearance spawned many rumors.

to produce in large number.

to plant with mycelium.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English spawnen (v.), probably < Anglo-French espaundre (Old French espandre) to expand

Related forms

spawn·er, noun

un·spawned, adjective

Synonyms
7. engender, generate, yield, beget.

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spawn

1413, from Anglo-Fr. espaundre, O.Fr. espandre "to spread out, pour out," from L. expandere (see expand). The notion is of a "spreading out" of fish eggs released in water. The meaning "to engender, give rise to" is attested from 1594. The noun is first recorded c.1430; fig.

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sense of "brood, offspring" is from 1590.

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