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oospore definition

oospore (-spôr′)

noun

Bot. a thick-walled, resting spore produced by the fertilization of an oosphere

Etymology: oo- + spore

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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