oospore

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounoospore (plural oospores)

plural oospores

  1. biologyA fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi

Origin

From oo- + spore.

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APA

oospore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oospore

MLA

“oospore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oospore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oospore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oospore.

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