suspensor

noun

sus·​pen·​sor sə-ˈspen(t)-sər 

: a suspending part or structure: such as

a

: a group or chain of cells that is produced from the zygote of a seed plant and serves to push the developing embryo into the endosperm

b

: either of a pair of gametangia-bearing hyphal outgrowths in fungi (order Mucorales) that extend from two sexually compatible hyphae and support the resulting zygospore

Examples of suspensor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Diagrammatic illustration of the electrostatic potentials created on the polyester suspensor and the scrotal sac. — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2014

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin, "a person or thing that hangs," from Latin suspendere "to suspend" + -tor, agent suffix

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for suspensor

• condenser
• dispenser
• extensor
• biosensor
• censer
• censor
• denser
• fencer
• sensor
• tensor