oospheres' - 2 dictionary results
| o·o·sphere
(ō'ə-sfîr') Pronunciation Key
n. A large nonmotile female gamete or egg cell, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization. |
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| oosphere
(ō'ə-sfîr') Pronunciation Key
A large nonmotile female gamete formed in an oogonium, such as the eggs formed in the oogonium of an oomycete. |
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