ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary zyg- + spore
: a plant spore (as in a conjugate alga) that is formed by conjugation of two similar sexual cells, usually has a thickened and ornamented wall and serves as a resting spore, and ultimately produces the sporophytic phase of the plant — compare oospore
• zy·go·spor·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|spȯrik adjective