oospore

(-spôr′)

noun

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

Origin: oo- + spore

See oospore in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

Related Forms:

  • oˌo·sporˈic (-spôrˈĭk, -spŏrˈ-), o·osˈpo·rous (ō-ŏsˈpər-əs, ōˌə-spôrˈəs, -spōrˈ-) adjective

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