zoospore

[ zoh-uh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈzoʊ əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun

Botany, Mycology. an asexual spore produced by certain algae and some fungi, capable of moving about by means of flagella.
Zoology. any of the minute motile flagelliform or ameboid bodies that issue from the sporocyst of certain protozoans.

Origin of zoospore

First recorded in 1840–50; zoo- + spore

OTHER WORDS FROM zoospore

zo·o·spor·ic [zoh-uh-spawr-ik, -spor-] /ˌzoʊ əˈspɔr ɪk, -ˈspɒr-/, zo·os·por·ous [zoh-os-per-uh s, zoh-uh-spawr-, -spohr-] /zoʊˈɒs pər əs, ˌzoʊ əˈspɔr-, -ˈspoʊr-/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for zoospore

zoospore
/ (ˈzəʊəˌspɔː) /

noun

an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella
one of several spores produced in a saclike body (sporocyst) by some parasitic protozoans

Derived forms of zoospore

zoosporic or zoosporous (zəʊˈɒspərəs, ˌzəʊəˈspɔːrəs), adjective

Scientific definitions for zoospore

zoospore
[ zōə-spôr ]

A motile flagellated spore that serves as a means of asexual reproduction among certain algae, fungi, and protoctists.