zygosperm
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Zygosperm — yg o*sperm, n. [Gr. zygo n a yoke + E. sperm.] (Bot.) A spore formed by the union of the contents of two similar cells, either of the same or of distinct individual plants. Zygosperms are found in certain orders of alg[ae] and fungi. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zygosperm — SYN: zygospore. [zygo + G. sperma, seed] * * * zy·go·sperm (ziґgo spərm) zygospore … Medical dictionary
zygosperm — zy·go·sperm … English syllables
zygosperm — ˈzīgə, ˈzigə+ˌ noun Etymology: zyg + sperm : zygospore … Useful english dictionary
zygospore — noun a) A zygosperm. b) A spore formed by the union of several zoospores. Syn: zygosperm, zygozoospore … Wiktionary
Zygospore — yg o*spore, n. [Gr. zygo n a yoke + E. spore.] (Bot.) (a) Same as {Zygosperm}. (b) A spore formed by the union of several zo[ o]spores; called also {zygozo[ o]spore}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zygozoospore — Zygospore yg o*spore, n. [Gr. zygo n a yoke + E. spore.] (Bot.) (a) Same as {Zygosperm}. (b) A spore formed by the union of several zo[ o]spores; called also {zygozo[ o]spore}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zygospore — Among the Phycomycetes, a thick walled sexual spore arising from fusion of two morphologically identical structures, generally hyphal tips, bearing nuclei of opposite mating types (gametangia). SYN: zygosperm. * * * zy·go·spore zī gə .spō(ə)r,… … Medical dictionary
azygosperm — azy·go·sperm (ə ziґgo sperm″) [a 1 + zygosperm] azygospore … Medical dictionary
