oospore

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See also: oöspore

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From oo- +‎ spore.

Noun[edit]

oospore (plural oospores)

  1. (biology) A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi

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Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

oospore f

  1. plural of oospora

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