Oospore
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oospore is a noun meaning (biology) A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi.
Meaning
(biology) A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi.
Word Forms
- oospores
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include germination, globose, oogonium, aboospore, megazoospore, zoospore.
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