suspensor

noun

sus·​pen·​sor sə-ˈspen(t)-sər 

: a suspending part or structure: such as

a

: a group or chain of cells that is produced from the zygote of a seed plant and serves to push the developing embryo into the endosperm

b

: either of a pair of gametangia-bearing hyphal outgrowths in fungi (order Mucorales) that extend from two sexually compatible hyphae and support the resulting zygospore

Examples of suspensor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Diagrammatic illustration of the electrostatic potentials created on the polyester suspensor and the scrotal sac. —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2014

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin suspendere

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above