oospore Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
WordNet
O"ö*spore noun
(Also<
- Oospore
- Oöspore
)
Etymology
Gr. an egg + a seed.Definitions
(Bot.) (a) A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an oösphere by antherozoids. (b) A fertilized oösphere in the ovule of a flowering plant.