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oospore

/oh-uh-spawr, -spohr/US // ˈoʊ əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr //UK // (ˈəʊəˌspɔː) //

卵孢子,卵磷脂,孢子,卵孢

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biology.

    • : a fertilized egg within an oogonium.

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Examples

  • Reproduction from an oospore formed by the combination of two sexual cells.

  • After the production of this oospore the parent filament gradually loses its vitality and slowly decays.

  • This oospore, or resting spore, may remain dormant in this state within the tissues of the foster plant for some months.

  • The oospore becomes an oosporangium, and from it at least a hundred germinating bodies are at length expelled.

  • The oospore on germination usually gives origin to a zoosporangium, but may form directly a germ tube which infects the host.