ZOOSPORES

Noun

zoospores

plural of zoospore

Source: Wiktionary


ZOOSPORE

Zo"ƶ*spore, n. Etym: [Zoƶ- + spore.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoƶspores are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown, algƦ. In certain species they are divided into the larger macrozoƶspores and the smaller microzoƶspores. Called also sporozoid, and swarmspore.

2. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: See Swarmspore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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