ooecium Meaning, Definition & Usage

O*oe"ci*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. an egg + a house.
Wordforms
plural Ooecia
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See Bryozoa.

Webster 1913