Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A large multinucleate spore formed by union of similar gametes, as in algae or fungi.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In botany, a spore formed in the process of reproduction in some algæ and fungi by the union or conjugation of two similar gametes or protoplasmic masses: called isospore by Rostafinski. Also zygosperm, zygote. See spore, conjugation, 4 (with cut).
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Same as zygosperm.
- n. A spore formed by the union of several zoöspores; -- called also
zygozoöspore .
WordNet 3.0
- n. a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells
Examples
“The product of the union of two zygoblasts is termed a _zygospore_.”
“After a long period of rest, this zygospore allows the whole of its contents to escape as a swarm-spore, which after a time secretes a gelatinous wall, and by division reproduces the sixteen-celled family.”
“The zygospore thus formed germinates after a long period and forms a new filament of cells.”
“_I_, development of the zygospore of a black mould,”
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses
“These free-swimming cells, which apparently are formed only to reunite with each other, are called zoöspores, while the organism which results from their fusion is known as a zygospore.”
“The zygospore thus formed slowly increases in size, until it in its turn develops a new generation of zoöspores.”
“Which of the following reproductive structures is incorrectly matched with the group in which it is found? a. zygospore - zygomycetes”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘zygospore’.
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come together
Origin: Gk zygÅ-, var. s. of zygoûn
to yoke,
join together
zygote, azygous, heterozygous, homozygous, zygomatic, zygoma, zygomorphic, zygodactyl, zygospore, hemiazygous, zygobranchiate, zygocactus and 3 more...
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