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oospore

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o⋅o⋅spore

  [oh-uh-spawr, -spohr]
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–noun Biology.
a fertilized egg within an oogonium.
Origin:
1860–65; oo- + -spore

Related forms:
o⋅o⋅spor⋅ic  [oh-uh-spawr-ik, -spor-] , o⋅os⋅por⋅ous  [oh-os-per-uhs, oh-uh-spawr-uhs, -spohr-] , adjective
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o·o·spore   (ō'ə-spôr', -spōr')   
n.  A fertilized female cell or zygote, especially one with thick chitinous walls, developed from a fertilized oosphere.
o'o·spor'ic (-spôr'ĭk, -spŏr'-), o·os'po·rous (ō-ŏs'pər-əs, ō'ə-spôr'əs, -spōr'-) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: oo·spore
Pronunciation: 'O-&-"spO(&)r, -"spo(&)r
Function: noun
: ZYGOTE; especially : a spore produced by heterogamous fertilization that yields a sporophyte
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oospore o·o·spore (ō'ə-spôr')
n.
A fertilized female cell or zygote, especially one with thick chitinous walls, developed from a fertilized oosphere.

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oospore   (ō'ə-spôr')  Pronunciation Key 
A fertilized female cell or zygote, especially one with thick chitinous walls, developed from a fertilized oosphere.
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