Main Entry:

spo·rog·o·ny

Pronunciation:

\spə-ˈrä-gə-nē, spȯ-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

International Scientific Vocabulary

Date:

1888

: reproduction by spores ; specifically : formation of spores typically containing sporozoites that is characteristic of some sporozoans and that results from the encystment and subsequent division of a zygote

— spo·ro·gon·ic \ˌspȯr-ə-ˈgä-nik\ adjective