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What does spawn mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
  2. (transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
  3. (transitive) To bring forth in general.
  4. (transitive) To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
  5. (transitive) To plant with fungal spawn.
  6. (intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
  7. (intransitive) To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
  8. (video game) (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
Noun
  1. The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
  2. Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
  3. (derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring.
  4. (horticulture) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
  5. (video game) The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.
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