Spawn, n. [√170. See Spawn, v. t.] 1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.
2. Any product or offspring; — used contemptuously.
3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi.
Spawn eater(Zoöl.), a small American cyprinoid fish (Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace.