hypnocyst

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for hypnocyst

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hypnocyst : හිප්නොස්පෝරය

hypnocyst : නිද්‍රාබීජාණුව

hypnocyst definition

Noun. A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts.