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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.

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, ...

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