A spore that develops without the fusion of two sex cells, produced asexually.
From 'a-' (without) + 'zygon' (yoke) + 'spore' (seed). Botanical/mycological term for asexual spore formation.
Fungi are master of this—they can pump out millions of azygospores from a single organism, which is why mold spreads so fast and why one moldy apple in your fruit bowl can infect everything nearby within days.
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