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Definition of ooplasm in English: ooplasm(also oöplasm) noun ˈəʊəplaz(ə)m 1Biology. The cytoplasm of an egg. Also: each of the regions of the cytoplasm of an egg which develop into distinct structures in the body. 2Mycology. In an oomycete, especially one of the order Peronosporales: the central portion of the oogonial cytoplasm, which becomes the oosphere.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Botanical Gazette. From oo- + -plasm, apparently as alteration of ovoplasm. Definition of ooplasm in US English: ooplasm(also oöplasm) nounˈəʊəplaz(ə)m 1Biology. The cytoplasm of an egg. Also: each of the regions of the cytoplasm of an egg which develop into distinct structures in the body. 2Mycology. In an oomycete, especially one of the order Peronosporales: the central portion of the oogonial cytoplasm, which becomes the oosphere.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Botanical Gazette. From oo- + -plasm, apparently as alteration of ovoplasm. |