'zygote' definitions:
Definition of 'zygote'
(from WordNet)
noun
(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) [syn: zygote, fertilized ovum]
Definition of 'zygote'
From: GCIDE
- zygote \zy"gote\ (z[imac]"g[=o]t), n. The cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon, or (broadly) the developing new organism arising from such a cell.
- Syn: fertilized cell. [WordNet 1.5]