spawn

/ˈspɔːn/ · verb

Meaning

To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
To bring forth in general.
To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
To plant with fungal spawn.
To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
(by extension, sometimes derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring.
The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.

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