oosphere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.

/ˈəʊəsfɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oosphere.wav /ˈoʊoʊˌsfɪ(ə)ɹ/

oosphere oospheres oösphere

PIE word *h₂ōwyóm From oo- (prefix denoting something relating to eggs or ova) + -sphere, modelled after French oosphère.

ooplast

oogamete oogonium ooplast oospore

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