oosphere

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

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее женскую гамету, особенно у низших растений, таких как водоросли и грибы.

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.

   🇷🇺Женская гамета у низших растений

   Синонимы: egg cellovum

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