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oospore
[ oh-uh-spawr, -spohr ]
noun
Biology.
- a fertilized egg within an oogonium.
oospore
/ ˈəʊəˌɔː /
noun
- a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
oospore
/ ō′ə-ô′ /
- A fertilized female cell or zygote, especially one with thick chitinous walls, developed from a fertilized oosphere.
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Derived Forms
- ˌǴˈǰ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ǰ· [oh-, uh, -, spawr, -ik, -, spor, -], ·Dz·ǰ·dzܲ [oh-, os, -per-, uh, s, oh-, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s, -, spohr, -], adjective
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C. Formation of zoospores by oospores. z, Free zoospores.
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The oospores give rise to neuter plants, the tetraspores to ♂ or ♀ plants.
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The oospores of the Saprolegniæ, when arrived at maturity, possess a tolerably thick double integument, consisting of an epispore and an endospore.
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After impregnation the fertilized oosphere immediately surrounds itself with a cell-wall and becomes the oospore which by a process of growth forms the embryo of the new plant.
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After the production of this oospore the parent filament gradually loses its vitality and slowly decays.
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