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zygophore

[zahy-guh-fawr, -fohr, zig-uh-]
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noun Mycology.
  1. (in certain fungi) any of several specialized branches of hyphae, bearing the isogametes that unite to produce a zygospore.
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Origin of zygophore

First recorded in 1900–05; zygo- + -phore
Related formszy·go·phor·ic [zahy-guh-fawr-ik, -for-, zig-uh-] /ˌzaɪ gəˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-, ˌzɪg ə-/, adjective
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