Biology
- Sperm
Term: spermLiterally meaning: ?seed?Origin: Anc Greek??????/sperma(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)Coined/History Spermatozoa were first observed in 1677 by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek with a microscope. Leeuwenhoek named them animalcules(litle...
- Sporangium
Term:sporangium Literally meaning: ?spore case? Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > (=sow,) >??????/spearo (=disperse) + ??????/angio(=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube) Coined/History(?) DefinitionSporangium is a sac in which spores...
- Sporozoa Or Or Sporozoans
Term: Sporozoa or or Sporozoans Literally meaning: ?animals forming spores" Origin: Anc Greek+??????(=seed) > (=sow,) >??????/spearo (=disperse) ???/zoa(=plural of ??????/zoon=a live thing, animal) Coined/HistoryThe name is based on...
- Spore
Term: sporeLiterally meaning: " seed?Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > (=sow,) >??????/spearo (=disperse) Coined/Historythe name of the classical Greek city ??????/Sparta is derived also from word ??????(=disperse) due to many villages around of...
- Sporophyte
Term: sporophyteOrigin: Anc Greek ??????(=seed) > (=sow,) ????/phyto(=plant) > ???/phyo(=germinate)literally means "spore-bearing» note: the name of the classical Greek city ??????/Sparta is derived also from word ??????/spearo (=disperse)...
Biology
zoospore
Term: zoospore
Literally meaning: ?seed like animal?
Origin: Anc Greek
????/zoon=(a live thing, animal)
+ ??????(=seed) > (=sow) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)
Coined/History
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Definition
A zoospore is a motile sexual flagellate spore without cell wall created by some algae, bacteria and fungi.
- Sperm
Term: spermLiterally meaning: ?seed?Origin: Anc Greek??????/sperma(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)Coined/History Spermatozoa were first observed in 1677 by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek with a microscope. Leeuwenhoek named them animalcules(litle...
- Sporangium
Term:sporangium Literally meaning: ?spore case? Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > (=sow,) >??????/spearo (=disperse) + ??????/angio(=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube) Coined/History(?) DefinitionSporangium is a sac in which spores...
- Sporozoa Or Or Sporozoans
Term: Sporozoa or or Sporozoans Literally meaning: ?animals forming spores" Origin: Anc Greek+??????(=seed) > (=sow,) >??????/spearo (=disperse) ???/zoa(=plural of ??????/zoon=a live thing, animal) Coined/HistoryThe name is based on...
- Spore
Term: sporeLiterally meaning: " seed?Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > (=sow,) >??????/spearo (=disperse) Coined/Historythe name of the classical Greek city ??????/Sparta is derived also from word ??????(=disperse) due to many villages around of...
- Sporophyte
Term: sporophyteOrigin: Anc Greek ??????(=seed) > (=sow,) ????/phyto(=plant) > ???/phyo(=germinate)literally means "spore-bearing» note: the name of the classical Greek city ??????/Sparta is derived also from word ??????/spearo (=disperse)...