sporulation
sporulation[ noun ]
asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
<noun.process>
Sporulation \Spor`u*la"tion\ (sp[o^]r`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
(Biol.)
The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See
Illust. of {Bacillus},
(b) .