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spawn (s) (noun), spawn (pl)
1. The numerous eggs of aquatic organisms or animals: Bivalve mollusks, fishes, and amphibians are examples of some spawn.
2. The offspring occurring in numbers; a brood.
3. A person who is the offspring of a parent or a family.
4. The source of something; a germ or seed.
5. A product or an outcome of something.
6. Mycelia or the vegetative part of mushrooms or other fungi grown in specially prepared organic matter for planting in beds.
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spawn (verb), spawns; spawned; spawning
1. To produce offspring in large numbers.
2. To give rise to; to engender: Often tyranny or dictatorships are spawned by revolts.
4. To cause to bring forth or to produce something or someone: Jim's family was accused of spawning a son who was a giant.
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