Oospore
Pronunciation : O"?*spore
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. (Bot.) (a) A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an o?sphere by antherozoids. (b) A fertilized o?sphere in the ovule of a flowering plant.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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