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spore⋅ling

[spawr-ling, spohr-]
–noun
Botany, Mycology. the young individual developed from a spore.

Origin:
1905–10; spore + -ling 1 , as in seedling
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spore·ling   (spôr'lĭng, spōr'-)   
n.  A young plant produced by a germinated spore.
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