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Zygospore vs Zygosphere - What's the difference?

zygospore | zygosphere |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between zygospore and zygosphere

is that zygospore is (botany) a spore formed by the union of several zoospores while zygosphere is (botany) a plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one.

As nouns the difference between zygospore and zygosphere

is that zygospore is (botany) a zygosperm while zygosphere is (botany) a plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one.

zygospore

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A zygosperm.
  • (botany) A spore formed by the union of several zoospores.

    • Synonyms

    *(zygosperm ): zygosperm *(spore formed by the union of several zoospores ): zygozoospore

    zygosphere

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one.

    • Related terms

    * zygapophysis * zygodactyl * zygogenesis * zygoid * zygomatic * zygomorphic * zygose * zygosis * zygosity * zygospore * zygotene * zygotic * zygotically * -zygous * heterozygosis