Hypnocyst
Pronunciation : Hyp"no*cyst
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. cyst.] (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913