Definitions for: Spawn


[n] the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
[v] emit spawn, of fish; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
[v] call forth



Webster (1913) Definition: Spawn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spawned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed,
spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.

2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.

One edition [of books] spawneth another. --Fuller.


Spawn, v. i.
1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.

2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.


Spawn, n. [[root]170. See Spawn, v. t.]
1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic
animals.

2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.

3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground
stems.

4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from
which fungi.

Spawn eater (Zo["o]l.), a small American cyprinoid fish
(Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace.

Synonyms: breed, engender

See Also: cause, do, egg, lay, make, roe, spat

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