oospore

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Definition of oospore in English English dictionary

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

{i} fertilized egg inside of an oogonium (Botany)

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

Hyphenation

o·o·spore