Sporozoid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sporozoid \Spo`ro*zo"id\ (-[i^]d), n. [Spore + Gr. zo^,on an
     animal.] (Bot.)
     Same as {Zoospore}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Zoospore \Zo"o*spore\, n. [Zoo- + spore.]
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     1. (Bot.) 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}.
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     2. (Zool.) See {Swarmspore}.
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