azygospore

[ ey-zahy-guh-spawr, -spohr ]

nounBotany, Mycology.
  1. a reproductive cell formed without the fusion of gametes, as in certain algae and fungi.

Origin of azygospore

1
First recorded in 1885–90; azygo(us) + -spore

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British Dictionary definitions for azygospore

azygospore

/ (əˈzaɪɡəʊˌspɔː) /


noun
  1. a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi: Also called: parthenospore

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