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1. (n.) zoospore
an asexual spore of certain algae or fungi that moves by cilia or flagella, often capable of encysting in adverse conditions.
2. zoospore
an ameboid or flagellate reproductive form that emerges from the sporocyst in certain protozoans.
Etymology: (1840–50)
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1. (noun) zoospore
an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella
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1. (noun) zoospore
a spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoospores are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown, algae. In certain species they are divided into the larger macrozoospores and the smaller microzoospores. Called also sporozoid, and swarmspore
2. (noun) zoospore
see Swarmspore
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