💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Zygophyte"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| zygophorenoun | (mycology) A specialized hyphal branch giving rise to isogametes that unite to produce a zygospore |
| zygospherenoun | (botany) A plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one. |
| zygosporenoun | (botany) A zygosperm. |
| zygopteridnoun | (paleobotany) A member of the Zygopterideae, an extinct family of ferns within order Osmundales having three-dimensional fronds with pinnae in four ranks and a rachis that is radially symmetrical in cross section. |
| gametophytenoun | (botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote. |
| zosterophyllophytenoun | Any of the extinct class †Zosterophyllopsida of plants. |
| zoöphytenoun | Alternative spelling of zoophyte. [(biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.] |
| sensitive plantnoun | A plant that moves in response to touch and other physical stimuli; especially Mimosa pudica, an annual plant native to Central and South America. |
| zoophytenoun | (biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones. |
| phytozoonnoun | (zoology) A plant-like animal; a zoophyte. |
| zoöphitenoun | (rare) Alternative spelling of zoophyte. [(biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.] |
| zygozoosporenoun | (botany) A spore formed by the union of several zoospores. |
| zoophitenoun | Alternative spelling of zoophyte. [(biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.] |
| zygospermnoun | (botany) A spore formed by the union of the contents of two similar cells, either of the same or of distinct individual plants. They are found in certain orders of algae and fungi. |
| oophytenoun | (obsolete, biology) gametophyte |
| phytozoannoun | Alternative form of phytozoon. [(zoology) A plant-like animal; a zoophyte.] |
| pteridophytenoun | Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than seeds and that alternate generations of diploid (sporophyte) and haploid (gametophyte or prothallus) forms, the diploid generally being larger and more conspicuous. |
| gamophytenoun | (biology) gametophyte |
| teleophytenoun | (biology) a plant of perfect or complete organization; one of the higher plants |
| zygomycetenoun | (biology) An organism of the phylum Zygomycota. |
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