oospheres
plural of oosphere
Source: Wiktionary
O"ö*sphere, n. Etym: [Gr. sphere.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: An unfertilized, rounded mass of protoplasm, produced in an oögonium.
Note: After being fertilized by the access of antherozoids it becomes covered with a cell wall and develops into an oöspore, which may grow into a new plant like the parent.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: An analogous mass of protoplasm in the ovule of a flowering plant; an embryonic vesicle. Goodale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
