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oospore
[oh-uh-spawr, -spohr]
noun
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
A fertilized female cell or zygote, especially one with thick chitinous walls, developed from a fertilized oosphere.
Other 51Թ Forms
- oosporic adjective
- oosporous adjective
- ˌǴˈǰ adjective
Example Sentences
C. Formation of zoospores by oospores. z, Free zoospores.
The oospores give rise to neuter plants, the tetraspores to ♂ or ♀ plants.
The oospores of the Saprolegniæ, when arrived at maturity, possess a tolerably thick double integument, consisting of an epispore and an endospore.
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.
After the production of this oospore the parent filament gradually loses its vitality and slowly decays.
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