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Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.

Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn..

Trout :: Trout (n.) Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to Salmo, Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonidae. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an opportunity..

Spawning :: Spawning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spaw.

Spawner :: Spawner (n.) Whatever produces spawn of any kind.

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do..

Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon after spawning.

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.

Shad :: Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species..

Ergot :: Ergot (n.) The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding..

Ruche :: Ruche (n.) A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn..

Sturiones :: Sturgeon (n.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the family Acipenseridae. They run up rivers to spawn, and are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe, and isinglass from the air bladder..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.

Shotten :: Shotten (n.) Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring..

Mycelium :: Mycelium (n.) The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn.

Spent :: Spent (a.) Exhausted of spawn or sperm; -- said especially of fishes.

Landlocked :: Landlocked (a.) Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. i.) To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do..

Aeration :: Aeration (n.) Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aeration of soil, of spawn, etc..

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