zygophore

[zahy-guh-fawr, -fohr, zig-uh-]

noun Mycology.

(in certain fungi) any of several specialized branches of hyphae, bearing the isogametes that unite to produce a zygospore.

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