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.
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-/, adjectiveWords nearby zoospore
zooplasty,
zoopraxiscope,
zoosemiotics,
zoosperm,
zoosporangium,
zoospore,
zoosterol,
zoot suit,
zoot suiter,
zootechnics,
zootomy
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), adjectiveScientific definitions for zoospore
zoospore
[ zō′ə-spôr ]
A motile flagellated spore that serves as a means of asexual reproduction among certain algae, fungi, and protoctists.