oospore

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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

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 Huxley, Thomas Henry

Reproduction from an oospore formed by the combination of two sexual cells.

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 Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)