(ä gur): A jellylike substance obtained from a red alga and used especially in culture media or to give firmness to foods.

(ā sek shǝ wǝl rē prǝ dǝk shǝn): Reproduction (as cell division, spore formation, fission, or budding) without union of individuals or gametes.

(bǝ si dē ǝ spȯr): A spore produced by one of a group of fungi that includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, rusts, and smuts.

(klȯr ǝ fil): The green coloring matter that is found chiefly in the chloroplasts of plants and is necessary for photosynthesis.

(dȯr mǝnt): (1) Asleep or inactive, but capable of waking or becoming active; (2) having growth or other biological activity much reduced or suspended.

(ek s(y)ü dā shǝn): The process of exuding, or oozing out.

(jǝr mǝ nā shǝn): The process of beginning to grow, sprout, or develop.

(hī drāt): To combine with water

(spȯ(ǝ)r): A reproductive body that is produced by fungi and by some plants and microorganisms (like ferns and bacteria) and that usually consists of a single cell and is able to produce a new individual either by developing by itself or after fusion with another spore.