oosporous

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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-uh

s, oh-uh-spawr-uh

s, -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

Medical Dictionary

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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