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Meaning of spawn
verb
- 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. Example: The Web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request.
- To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
- To plant with fungal spawn.
noun
- 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.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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