oospore

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See also: oöspore

English

Etymology

From oo- +‎ spore.

Noun

oospore (plural oospores)

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

Derived terms

Italian

Noun

oospore f

plural of oospora

Anagrams

operoso

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