Etymology

Verb

1. To produce and/or deposit (eggs) in water.
2. To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
3. To bring forth in general.
4. To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn
5. To plant with fungal spawn
6. To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
7. To reproduce, especially in large numbers.

Noun

1. The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism
2. Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation
3. (by extension) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring