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O0086000 (ō′ə-spôr′)n. A thick-walled zygote developed from a fertilized oosphere, especially in an oomycete.

o′o·spor′ic (-spôr′ĭk, -spŏr′-) adj.

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(ˈəʊəˌspɔː) n (Botany) a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi ˌooˈsporic, ˌooˈsporous adj

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oospore - a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungispore - a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"

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[′ō·ə‚spȯr] (botany) A spore which is produced by heterogamous fertilization and from which the sporophytic generation develops.

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the resting zygote in lower plants that have an oogonium. The oospore has a considerable reserve of nutritive matter, which is used during sprouting, and a thick, multilayer wall, which provides protection from such unfavorable conditions as drought or cold. When the oospore sprouts, its nucleus divides with reduction.

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(ō'ō-spōr), A thick-walled fungus spore that develops from a female gamete either through fertilization or parthenogenesis in an oogonium.

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(ō′ə-spôr′)n. A thick-walled zygote developed from a fertilized oosphere, especially in an oomycete.

o′o·spor′ic (-spôr′ĭk, -spŏr′-) adj.

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(ō′ō-spor) [″ + sporos, seed] A spore formed by the union of opposite sexual elements.

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the thick-walled spore found, for example, in some fungi, and arising from the fertilization of the OOSPHERE derived from an OOGONIUM.

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noun a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi

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