Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auxospore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aux-ospore
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells

Example Sentences

"Auxosporulation [is] the formation of an auxospore...usually a zygote, produced by diatoms, which expands to near the maximum size of a given species."

Etymology

From auxo- + spore.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auxo

Inflected Forms

auxospores (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

auxosporulation auxosporulate

Questions

What does auxospore mean?: A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
Where does auxospore come from?: From auxo- + spore.

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