zygospore
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zy·go·spore
(zī′gə-spôr′, zĭg′ə-)n.
A thick-walled diploid or multinucleate spore formed by the union of similar gametes in certain fungi and algae.
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zygospore
(ˈzaɪɡəʊˌspɔː; ˈzɪɡ-)n
(Biology) a thick-walled sexual spore formed from the zygote of some fungi and algae
ˌzygoˈsporic adj
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zy•go•spore
(ˈzaɪ gəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr, ˈzɪg ə-)n.
a cell formed by fusion of two similar gametes, as in certain algae and fungi.
[1860–65]
zy`go•spor′ic (-ˈspɔr ɪk, -ˈspɒr-) adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  zygospore - a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cellsspore - a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes" |
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