zoospore
(zō′ə spôr′)
noun
- Bot. an asexual sporangial spore, esp. of certain fungi or algae, capable of independent motion usually by means of cilia or flagella
- Zool. a motile flagellate or amoebic reproductive cell arising from a sporocyst in certain protozoans
Origin:
zoo- + spore
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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