zygophore etymology

English word zygophore comes from English -phore (Bearer, carrier or conveyor.), English zygo- (Pair. Union.)

Detailed word origin of zygophore

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-phore English (eng) Bearer, carrier or conveyor.
zygo- English (eng) Pair. Union.
zygophore English (eng) (mycology) A specialized hyphal branch giving rise to isogametes that unite to produce a zygospore.

Words with the same origin as zygophore

Descendants of -phore
adenophorous androphore carpophore chromophore electrophore gametophore iodophor luminophore mechanophore myophore necrophore nectophore odontophore onomatophore oophore oöphore phagophore pharmacophore photophore pogonophore polyphore rhinophoral semantophore siderophore
Descendants of zygo-
zygoapophyseal zygodactyl zygogenesis zygogenetic zygolith zygology zygomasseteric zygomaxillary zygomorphic zygomycosis zygophyte zygopleural zygopodium zygosphere zygospondylous zygosporangium zygospore zygosynapophyseal zygozoospore zyophyte