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View synonyms for oospore

oospore

[ oh-uh-spawr, -spohr ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a fertilized egg within an oogonium.


oospore

/ ˈəʊəˌspɔː /

noun

  1. a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi


oospore

/ ōə-spôr′ /

  1. A fertilized female cell or zygote, especially one with thick chitinous walls, developed from a fertilized oosphere.


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Derived Forms

  • ˌooˈsporic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • o·o·spor·ic [oh-, uh, -, spawr, -ik, -, spor, -], o·os·por·ous [oh-, os, -per-, uh, s, oh-, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s, -, spohr, -], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oospore1

First recorded in 1860–65; oo- + -spore

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