Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the spores in red algæ (Florideæ) that are produced in the cystocarp as a result of sexual fertilization.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A kind of
spore formed in theconceptacles ofred algae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a nonmotile spore of red algae
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek fruit + spore.
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