oospore

oospore
A thick-walled fungus spore that develops from a female gamete either through fertilization or parthenogenesis in an oogonium. [see Oospora]

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oo·spore 'ō-ə-.spō(ə)r, -.spȯ(ə)r n ZYGOTE esp a spore produced by heterogamous fertilization that yields a sporophyte

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oo·spore (oґo-spor) [oo- + spore] 1. in certain fungi that have sexual spores, the final developmental stage after fusion of sexually differentiated gametes. 2. the thick-walled, resting zygote formed from a fertilized oosphere.

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  • oospore — [ ɔɔspɔr ] n. f. • 1874; de oo et spore ♦ Bot. Œuf (fécondé) des algues et des champignons. oospore n. f. BOT Cellule de fécondation des algues et des champignons. oospore [ɔɔspɔʀ] …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Oospore — de Hyaloperonospora parasitica, agent du mildiou (au centre) Une oospore est un type de spore sexuelle aux parois épaisses et résistantes qui se forme a la suite de la fécondation d une oosphère chez certaines algues et certain champignons. En… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Oospore — O [ o]*spore, n. [Gr. w, o n an egg + ? a seed.] (Bot.) (a) A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an o[ o]sphere by antherozoids. (b) A fertilized o[ o]sphere in the ovule of a flowering plant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oospore — oospore. См. ооспора. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • oospore — [ō′ōspôr΄, ō′əspôr΄] n. [ OO + SPORE] Bot. a thick walled, resting spore produced by the fertilization of an oosphere …   English World dictionary

  • Oospore — Oospores of Hyaloperonospora parasitica, agent of the downy mildew (in the middle) An oospore is a thick walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere ( union of oogonium and antheridium) in some algae and fungi. Also the result of …   Wikipedia

  • Oospore — Oosporen von Hyaloperonospora parasitica Als Oosporen (aus dem Griechischen oo = Ei und spora = Samen) werden veraltet die Zygoten (befruchteten Oogonien) bei Algen und bestimmten Pilzen bezeichnet. Eine Oospore entsteht, wenn eine weibliche… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • oospore — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1865 a spore (as of a fungus) produced by heterogamous fertilization …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • oospore — oosporic /oh euh spawr ik, spor /, oosporous /oh os peuhr euhs, oh euh spawr euhs, spohr /, adj. /oh euh spawr , spohr /, n. Biol. a fertilized egg within an oogonium. [1860 65; OO + SPORE] * * * …   Universalium

  • oospore — noun A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi …   Wiktionary

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