oospore

[ oh-uh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈoʊ əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /
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noun Biology.

a fertilized egg within an oogonium.

Origin of oospore

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

OTHER WORDS FROM oospore

o·o·spor·ic [oh-uh-spawr-ik, -spor-] /ˌoʊ əˈspɔr ɪk, -ˈspɒr-/, o·os·por·ous [oh-os-per-uh s, oh-uh-spawr-uh s, -spohr-] /oʊˈɒs pər əs, ˌoʊ əˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr-/, adjective

Words nearby oospore

oort cloud, oory, oose, oosperm, oosphere, oospore, oost, oostende, oot, ootheca, ootid

Words related to oospore

spawn, ovum, rudiment, germ, nucleus, bud, cackle, roe, cackleberry

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British Dictionary definitions for oospore

oospore
/ (ˈəʊəˌspɔː) /

noun

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

Derived forms of oospore

oosporic or oosporous, adjective

Medical definitions for oospore

oospore
[ ō′ə-spôr′ ]

n.

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

Scientific definitions for oospore

oospore
[ ō′ə-spôr′ ]

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