zoospore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈzəʊəˌspɔː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zō′ə spôr′, -spōr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
zo•o•spore  (zō′ə spôr′, -spōr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botany, Fungian asexual spore produced by certain algae and some fungi, capable of moving about by means of flagella.
  2. Zoologyany of the minute motile flagelliform or ameboid bodies that issue from the sporocyst of certain protozoans.
  • 1840–50; zoo- + spore
zo•o•spor•ic  (zō′ə spôr′ik, -spor′-),USA pronunciation zo•os•por•ous  (zō os′pər əs, zō′ə spôr′-, -spōr′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
zoospore / ˈzəʊəˌspɔː/
  1. an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella
ˌzooˈsporic, zoosporous / zəʊˈɒspərəs ˌzəʊəˈspɔːrəs/
'zoospore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
androspore - gonidium - planospore - zoosperm

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