n.
Pronunciation: sp ə - ' rä-g ə -n ē , spo ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1888
: reproduction by spores specifically : formation of spores typically containing sporozoites that is characteristic of some sporozoans and that results from the encystment and subsequent division of a zygote
– spo · ro · gon · ic \ ˌ spo ̇ r- ə - ' gä-nik \ adjective