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oospore

[ oh-uh-spawr, -spohr ]

noun

Biology.
  1. a fertilized egg within an oogonium.


oospore

/ ˈəʊəˌ²õ±èÉ”Ë /

noun

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

/ Å′ə-²õ±èô°ù′ /

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

  • ËŒ´Ç´Çˈ²õ±è´Ç°ù¾±³¦, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ´Ç·´Ç·²õ±è´Ç°ù·¾±³¦ [oh-, uh, -, spawr, -ik, -, spor, -], ´Ç·´Ç²õ·±è´Ç°ù·´Ç³Ü²õ [oh-, os, -per-, uh, s, oh-, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s, -, spohr, -], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of oospore1

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

C. Formation of zoospores by oospores. z, Free zoospores.

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The oospores give rise to neuter plants, the tetraspores to ♂ or ♀ plants.

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The oospores of the Saprolegniæ, when arrived at maturity, possess a tolerably thick double integument, consisting of an epispore and an endospore.

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After impregnation the fertilized oosphere immediately surrounds itself with a cell-wall and becomes the oospore which by a process of growth forms the embryo of the new plant.

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After the production of this oospore the parent filament gradually loses its vitality and slowly decays.

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