oospore
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But the asexual generation derived from the oospore only for a short while remains in connection with the prothallium, which, of course, answers to the leafy portion of the moss.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
After the production of this oospore the parent filament gradually loses its vitality and slowly decays.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 by Various
This oospore, or resting spore, may remain dormant in this state within the tissues of the foster plant for some months.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
The oospore on germination usually gives origin to a zoosporangium, but may form directly a germ tube which infects the host.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Two separate portions of its protoplasm become fused together, surround themselves with a thick coat and give rise to a sort of vegetable egg called an oospore.
From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley
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