oosphere

A noun referring to a female gamete, particularly in lower plants such as algae and fungi.

• 🌐البيضة الملقحة أو الخلية التناسلية الأنثوية غير الملقحة، خاصة في النباتات الدنيا كالطحالب والفطريات.

1. Female gamete in lower plants C2 formal scientific

   A large, non-motile female gamete or egg cell, especially in algae and fungi.

   • The oosphere is fertilized by a male gamete to form a zygote.
   • In many algae, the oosphere is retained within the oogonium.
   • The development of the oosphere is a key step in the life cycle of these plants.

   🌐العرس الأنثوي في النباتات الدنيا

   المرادفات: egg cellovum

• oospheres plural form
• oospheres' possessive plural form
• oosphere's possessive singular form