o·o·sphere (   -sfîr )n. A large nonmotile female gamete or egg cell, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization. |
oosphere [ˈəʊəˌsfɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a large female gamete produced in the oogonia of algae and fungi
| oosphere (-sfîr) A large nonmotile female gamete formed in an oogonium, such as the eggs formed in the oogonium of an oomycete. |
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| Noun | 1. | oosphere - a gamete; used especially of lower plants gamete - a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
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