zoospore

(ə spôr′)

noun

  1. Bot. an asexual sporangial spore, esp. of certain fungi or algae, capable of independent motion usually by means of cilia or flagella
  2. Zool. a motile flagellate or amoebic reproductive cell arising from a sporocyst in certain protozoans

Origin: zoo- + spore

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See zoospore in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A motile flagellated asexual spore, as of certain algae and fungi. Also called swarm spore.

Related Forms:

  • zoˌo·sporˈic (-spôrˈĭk, -spŏrˈ-), zoˌo·sporˈous (zōˌə-spôrˈəs, -spōrˈ-, zō-ŏsˈpər-əs) adjective

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