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aplanogamete

[ ey-plan-uh-guh-meet, ey-plan-uh-guh-meet, ey-plan-uh-gam-eet ]

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. a nonmotile gamete.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aplanogamete1

1885–90; < Greek aplan ( ḗs ) unmoving ( a- 6, planet ) + -o- + gamete

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