SPAWN

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 22

n. Spa4n. From expand ere, to spread abroad. Fr., fra i. Ger., Laich. 1. A ma of extruded ova of an aquatic animal enveloped in a gelatinous material. [A, 385.] 2. See MYCELIUM. [s. 508]