produce vs sporulate

produce is a noun but sporulate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
produce	Yes	No	Yes	No
sporulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sporulate is a hyponym of produce; that is, sporulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than produce:

Other hyponyms of produce include bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have, crank out, grind out, manufacture.

produce (noun)	sporulate (noun)
fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

produce (verb)	sporulate (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	convert into spores
create or manufacture a man-made product	produce spores
bring forth or yield
cause to happen, occur or exist
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
bring onto the market or release
bring out for display