spontaneous generation (English, noun)
expansion: spontaneous generation (countable and uncountable, plural spontaneous generations)
Senses:
qualifier: evolutionary theory
glosses: The fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
Forms:
form: spontaneous generations
tags: plural