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spawn

  [spawn] ,
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–noun
1. Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
2. Mycology. the mycelium of mushrooms, esp. of the species grown for the market.
3. a swarming brood; numerous progeny.
4. (used with a singular or plural verb) any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc.
–verb (used without object)
5. to deposit eggs or sperm directly into the water, as fishes.
–verb (used with object)
6. to produce (spawn).
7. to give birth to; give rise to: His sudden disappearance spawned many rumors.
8. to produce in large number.
9. to plant with mycelium.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME spawnen (v.), prob. < AF espaundre (OF espandre) to expand

Related forms:
spawner, noun

Synonyms:
7. engender, generate, yield, beget.
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spawn   (spôn)   
n.  
  1. The eggs of aquatic animals such as bivalve mollusks, fishes, and amphibians.
  2. Offspring occurring in numbers; brood.
  3. A person who is the issue of a parent or family.
  4. The source of something; a germ or seed.
  5. A product or an outcome.
  6. Mycelia of mushrooms or other fungi grown in specially prepared organic matter for planting in beds.
v.   spawned, spawn·ing, spawns

v.   intr.
  1. To deposit eggs; produce spawn.
  2. To produce offspring in large numbers.
v.   tr.
  1. To produce or deposit (spawn).
  2. To produce in large numbers.
  3. To give rise to; engender: tyranny that spawned revolt.
  4. To cause to spawn; bring forth; produce: a family that had spawned a monster.
  5. To plant with mycelia grown in specially prepared organic matter.

[Middle English spawne, from spawnen, to spawn, from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Latin expandere; see expand.]
spawn'er n.
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spawn   (spôn)  Pronunciation Key 
Noun  
  1. The eggs of water animals such as fish, amphibians, and mollusks.
  2. Offspring produced in large numbers.

Verb   To lay eggs; produce spawn.
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