planogamete
/ˈplanə(ʊ)ɡəˌmiːt/ /ˌplanə(ʊ)ˈɡamiːt/Biology
noun
In algae and fungi: a motile gamete or conjugating cell.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. Apparently from plano- + gamete, apparently after a German form used by E. Strasburger.
- quarter-chord
- quarter circle
- quarter-circular
- quarter cleft
- quarter clift
- quarter clock
- quarter cloth
- quarter column
- quarter-crack
- quarter cut
- quarter day
- quarterdeck
- quarterdecker
- quarter distance
- quarter-elliptic
- quarter-elliptical
- quarterer
- quarter evil
- quarter face
- quarter fee
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quarter-gallery
- quarter-galley
- quarter girth