spo·ro·cyst (spôr  -s st , sp r-)n. 1. A resting cell that produces asexual plant spores. 2. a. A protective case or cyst in which sporozoites develop and from which they are transferred to different hosts. b. A sporozoite enclosed in such a case; an encysted sporozoan. 3. A saclike larval stage in many trematode worms. |
sporocyst [ˈspɔːrəʊˌsɪst ˈspɒ-]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a thick-walled rounded structure produced by sporozoan protozoans, in which sporozoites are formed
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the saclike larva of a trematode worm that produces redia larvae by asexual reproduction
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any similar structure containing spores
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