oosphere

[ oh-uh-sfeer ]
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nounBiology.
  1. an unfertilized egg within an oogonium.

Origin of oosphere

1
First recorded in 1870–75; oo- + -sphere

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British Dictionary definitions for oosphere

oosphere

/ (ˈəʊəˌsfɪə) /


noun
  1. a large female gamete produced in the oogonia of algae and fungi

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Scientific definitions for oosphere

oosphere

[ ōə-sfîr′ ]


  1. A large nonmotile female gamete formed in an oogonium, such as the eggs formed in the oogonium of an oomycete.

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