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zygosphere

zygosphere noun: a plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one.

Noun

zygosphere (plural zygospheres)

  1. A plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one.

Forms of zygosphere

pluralzygospheres

Origin of zygosphere

From zygo- + -sphere.

Questions about zygosphere

What does zygosphere mean?
Zygosphere means a plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one.
What part of speech is zygosphere?
Zygosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of zygosphere?
The plural of zygosphere is zygospheres.

Words near zygosphere in the dictionary

  1. zygosperm
  2. zygosperms
  3. zygosphenal
  4. zygosphene
  5. zygosphenes
  6. zygosphere
  7. zygospheres
  8. zygospondylous
  9. zygosporamide
  10. zygosporangia
  11. zygosporangial

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