dikaryon

di·kary·on

noun

Definition of DIKARYON

1

: a pair of associated but unfused haploid nuclei of a fungus cell capable of participating in repeated cell division as separate entities prior to their ultimate fusion

2

: a cell having or a mycelium made up of cells each having a dikaryon—compare homokaryon

Variants of DIKARYON

di·kary·on also di·cary·on \(ˈ)dī-ˈkar-ē-ˌän, -ən\