About The Word Oospore
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Oospore
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What's The Definition Of Oospore?
[n] a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
Synonyms | Synonyms for Oospore: Related Terms | Find terms related to Oospore: See Also | spore Oospore In Webster's Dictionary \O"["o]*spore\, n. [Gr. ? an egg + ? a seed.] (Bot.)
(a) A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization
of an o["o]sphere by antherozoids.
(b) A fertilized o["o]sphere in the ovule of a flowering
plant.
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