zygosporehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zygospore_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezygospore, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zygosporenoun

Botany.
  1. 1864–
    A spore formed by conjugation; a germ-cell arising from the fusion of two similar cells (gametes), as in certain Algæ and Fungi.
    1. 1864
      I have..made use of..the more apt term ‘Zygospore’, as suggested by Professor De Bary in his work ‘Untersuchungen..’ in preference to the..inaccurate term ‘Sporangium’ of most other authors.
      Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science vol. 4 178
    2. 1875
      The threads which conjugate to form the zygospores.
      M. C. Cooke, Fungi 164

zygospore, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zygospore, n. was last modified in July 2023.