Found 2 items, similar to oospore.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: oospore oospore n : a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
English → English (gcide) Definition: Oospore Oospore \O"["o]*spore\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + ? a seed.] (Bot.) (a) A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an o["o]sphere by antherozoids. (b) A fertilized o["o]sphere in the ovule of a flowering plant. [1913 Webster]