azygospore

noun

azy·​go·​spore

āˈzīgōˌspō(ə)r,

əˈz-

plural -s

: a reproductive body found in certain fungi (class Phycomycetes) and in some algae that resembles a zygospore but is formed without gametic fusion

Word History

Etymology

azygo- + spore

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