n.
Pronunciation: ' z ō - ə - ˌ spo ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1846
: an independently motile spore especially : a motile usually naked and flagellated asexual spore especially of an alga or lower fungus
– zoo · spor · ic \ ˌ z ō - ə - ' spo ̇ r-ik \ adjective