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Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes, Zygophyta, or Zygosporeae), in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells. Cf. Oophyte.

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  1. n. Any plant of a class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/proposed">proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes, Zygophyta, or Zygosporeae), in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells. Cf. Oophyte.
  2. zyophyte (class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/plural">plural zyophytes) (class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/botany">botany) Any plant of a formerly proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes, Zygophyta, or Zygosporeae), in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells.