Plants sporulate. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
To sporulate is to create an oval body that has all the basic ingredients of the vegetative bacterium. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Legend]
I am soon to divide and sporulate; that is the system by which I reproduce, and I have little control over it. From Wordnik.com. [HOTHOUSE]
The life-history of all of these is very similar, the principal difference being in the length of time it takes them to sporulate. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
So what that means is that you shut down toxin production and the ability of the bacteria to sporulate. From Wordnik.com. [Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
"It pays for the individual cell to take the risk and escape into competence only if it notices that the majority of the cells decide to sporulate," explained Onuchic. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
In addition to internal stress, each bacterium adjusts the pace of its timer accordingly to the stress of its peers and their intention to sporulate or to go into competence. ". From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The germ still might sporulate and -- Yes!. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Legend]
The germ still might sporulate and" Yes!. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Legend]
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