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Spawn vs Fructify - What's the difference?

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Spawn is a related term of fructify.


In lang=en terms the difference between spawn and fructify

is that spawn is to reproduce, especially in large numbers while fructify is to make productive or fruitful.

As verbs the difference between spawn and fructify

is that spawn is to produce or deposit (eggs) in water while fructify is to bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas.

As a noun spawn

is the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

spawn

English

(wikipedia spawn)

Verb

(en 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.
  • To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn
  • To plant with fungal spawn
  • To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
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  • To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
  • (ergative, video games, of a character or object) (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
  • Derived terms

    * despawn * respawn * spawnable * spawn point * spawner * spawny

    Noun

    (spawn)
  • 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.
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  • (horticulture) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
  • (video games) The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.
  • Derived terms

    * hellspawn

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    fructify

    English

    Verb

  • To bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas.
  • To make productive or fruitful.