Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoospore

/ˈzoʊ.əˌspoɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: zoospore
IPA: /ˈzoʊ.əˌspoɹ/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- English spore English zoospore From zoo- + spore.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzoʊ.əˌspoɹ/

Inflected Forms

zoospores (plural)

Derived Forms

azoosporic macrozoospore megazoospore microzoospore synzoospore zoosporal zoosporic zoosporous zygozoospore

Frequently Paired Words

zoosporulation

Synonyms

swarm spore

Questions

How do you pronounce zoospore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzoʊ.əˌspoɹ/.
What does zoospore mean?: A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi.
Where does zoospore come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- English spore English zoospore From zoo- + spore.

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