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Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring
To appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time
To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers
To reproduce, especially in large numbers
The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism
To produce and/or deposit (eggs) in water
To plant with fungal spawn
Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation
To bring forth in general
To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn
To deposit (numerous) eggs in water
{v} to shed spawn, breed, produce, issue
The act of releasing eggs and sperm into the water The bluefish spawns offshore along the U S coast There, the larval fish which hatch, grow into juveniles and then enter estuaries such as the Chesapeake Bay to age and mature
To produce or deposit eggs Salmon return to their place of birth to spawn, after having spent four or five years on British Columbia's coast Many salmon die returning to their place of birth
Any product or offspring; used contemptuously
v - To deposit eggs
{i} mass of eggs deposited by an aquatic animal (i.e. fish, frog, etc.); vast quantity of offspring (derogatory); product, outcome
To produce or deposit eggs
To deposit eggs in water, as fish
offspring
To produce (eggs) in great number
To bring forth non-mammalian beings
To create a child process by means of a fork() and an exec()
To breed; especially, to breed by releasing eggs and sperm into the water
the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn
If something spawns something else, it causes it to happen or to be created. Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science. the eggs of a fish or frog laid together in a soft mass
the eggs of certain aquatic organisms or the act of producing such eggs or egg masses
When fish or animals such as frogs spawn, they lay their eggs. fish species like salmon and trout which go upstream, spawn and then die
the release of eggs by the female fish and their fertilization by the males
1 The mating process of fish 2 An accumulation of fish eggs
the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
To bring into being, especially in very large numbers
1 to produce or deposit (eggs) -- used of an aquatic animal 2 to induce (fish) to spawn (Source: MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY http: //www m-w com/)
{f} reproduce, produce eggs in large numbers (about aquatic animals); bring forth, give rise to, generate
The fertilized eggs of aquatic organisms
To issue, as offspring; used contemptuously
lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do
Mycelium produced artificially for the purpose of cultivating mushrooms
Spawn is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs. her passion for collecting frog spawn
The buds or branches produced from underground stems
The jelly-like mass of eggs laid by amphibians or fish or the act of laying such eggs
To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do
The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals
call forth
the act of fish releasing and fertilizing eggs
Dispatch a TVM's task from a test in a non-blocked way
to produce or deposit eggs; the eggs of aquatic animals; offspring in great numbers or masses; to give forth young in large numbers
The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi
To bring forth; to generate; used in contempt
to spawn
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