spawn
spawn /sp'ɔːn/ (spawns spawning spawned)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu n N
Spawn is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs.
...her passion for collecting frog spawn.
2 [VERB] V
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...
3 [VERB] V n
If something spawns something else, it causes it to happen or to be created. (LITERARY)
Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science...
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu n N
Spawn is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs.
...her passion for collecting frog spawn.
2 [VERB] V
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...
3 [VERB] V n
If something spawns something else, it causes it to happen or to be created. (LITERARY)
Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science...