noun
Meaning 1
A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
zoospore
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈzoʊ.əˌspoɹ/
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noun
Meaning 2
an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spore
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3- Proto-Indo-European *gwyéh3-w-os Proto-Hellenic *ďōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- English spore English zoospore From zoo- + spore.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: зооспора (zoospora) — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Catalan: zoòspora — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Czech: zoospora — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Finnish: parveiluitiö — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Greek: ζωοσπόριο (zoospório) — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Ido: zoosporo — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Irish: zóspór — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Italian: zoospora — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Latin: zoospora — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Malay: zoospora — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Polish: pływka — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Polish: zoospora — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Slovak: zoospóra — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi
- Spanish: zoospora — motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi