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zygosphere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zy-go-sphere
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one.

Etymology

From zygo- + -sphere.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

zygospheres (plural)

Phrases

-zygous

Frequently Paired Words

heterozygosis zygapophysis zygodactyl zygogenesis zygoid zygomatic zygomorphic zygose

Questions

What does zygosphere mean?
A plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one.
Where does zygosphere come from?
From zygo- + -sphere.

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