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Answer for the clue "A plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells ", 9 letters:
zygospore

Word definitions for zygospore in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) A zygosperm. 2 (context botany English) A spore formed by the union of several zoospores.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zygospore \Zyg"o*spore\, n. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke + E. spore.] (Bot.) Same as Zygosperm . A spore formed by the union of several zo["o]spores; -- called also zygozo["o]spore .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A zygospore is a diploid reproductive stage in the life cycle of many fungi and protists . Zygospores are created by the nuclear fusion of haploid cells. In fungi, zygospores are formed in zygosporangia after the fusion of specialized budding structures, ...