oosphere

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Each protuberance bursts, and some of the spermatozoids come in contact with and are absorbed by the oosphere, which then secretes a cell-wall, and after a time germinates.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various

The protoplasm in one of these protuberances arranges itself into a round mass--the oosphere or female cell.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various

The product of the union of an antherozoid and an oosphere is termed an oospore.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various

Mycelium present, antheridia with antherozoids, oogonium with single oosphere: Monoblepharidaceae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

In Coleochæte, the male cell is a round spermatozoid, and the female cell an oosphere contained in the base of a cell which is elongated into an open and hair-like tube called the trichogyne.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various