zygote

Definition of Zygote in English :

(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Zygote

noun

1.

the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon

2.

the organism that develops from such a cell

noun

a diploid cell formed by the union of two haploid gametes, esp. by the union of an egg cell and a sperm cell

n.

1. The cell formed by the union of two gametes, especially a fertilized ovum before cleavage.

2. The organism that develops from a zygote.