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Zoospore

Zoospore Meaning & Definition
Zoospore Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Zoospore?

[n] an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella

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Zoospore In Webster's Dictionary

\Zo"["o]*spore\, n. [Zo["o]- + spore.] 1. (Bot.) A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zo["o]spores are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown, alg[ae]. In certain species they are divided into the larger macrozo["o]spores and the smaller microzo["o]spores. Called also {sporozoid}, and {swarmspore}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) See {Swarmspore}.

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