zygospore

noun

zy·​go·​spore ˈzī-gə-ˌspȯr 

: a thick-walled spore of some algae and fungi that is formed by union of two similar sexual cells, usually serves as a resting spore, and produces the sporophytic phase

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First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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zygospore

noun

zy·​go·​spore ˈzī-gə-ˌspō(ə)r, -ˌspȯ(ə)r 

: a plant spore that is formed by union of two similar sexual cells, usually serves as a resting spore, and produces the sporophytic phase of the plant