See also: swarm spore

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Etymology

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From swarm +‎ spore.

Noun

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swarmspore (plural swarmspores)

  1. One of the minute motile reproductive bodies produced asexually by certain algae and fungi.
  2. One of the minute flagellate germs produced by the sporulation of a protozoan.

Synonyms

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  • (reproductive body of algae and fungi): zoospore
  • (flagellate germ of a protozoan): zoospore

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for swarmspore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)