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OOSPORE
oospore
(noun) a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oospore (plural oospores)
(biology) A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
Source: Wiktionary
O"ö*spore, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.) (a) A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an oösphere by antherozoids. (b) A fertilized oösphere in the ovule of a flowering plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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