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.

Spawn"er (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A mature female fish.

The barbel, for the preservation or their seed, both the spawner

and the milter, cover their spawn with sand.

Walton.