oospore

[ oh-uh-spawr, -spohr ]

/ ˈoʊ əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

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noun Biology.

a fertilized egg within an oogonium.

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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-uhs, oh-uh-spawr-uhs, -spohr-], /oʊˈɒs pər əs, ˌoʊ əˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr-/, adjective

Words nearby oospore

Oort cloud, oory, oose, oosperm, oosphere, oospore, Oost, Oostende, OOT, ootheca, ootid

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How to use oospore in a sentence

Reproduction from an oospore formed by the combination of two sexual cells.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various
After the production of this oospore the parent filament gradually loses its vitality and slowly decays.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884|Various
This oospore, or resting spore, may remain dormant in this state within the tissues of the foster plant for some months.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The oospore becomes an oosporangium, and from it at least a hundred germinating bodies are at length expelled.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

The oospore on germination usually gives origin to a zoosporangium, but may form directly a germ tube which infects the host.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various

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

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