Zygote

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The cell formed by the union of two gametes, especially a fertilized ovum before cleavage.
  • n. The organism that develops from a zygote.
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  • n. A fertilized egg cell.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In biology, a fertilized ovum, or the equivalent, in plants and in unicellular organisms, of a fertilized egg; the product of the conjugation of gametes, or sexual cells.
  • n. Same as zygospore.
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  • n. (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cell   
    Hyponym
    homozygote    heterozygote   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    homozygote   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
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