"oosphere" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊəsfɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊoʊˌsfɪ(ə)ɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oosphere.wav Forms: oospheres [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *h₂ōwyóm From oo- (prefix denoting something relating to eggs or ova) + sphere, modelled after French oosphère. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|h₂ōwyóm}} PIE word *h₂ōwyóm, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{affix|en|oo-|sphere|pos1=prefix denoting something relating to eggs or ova}} oo- (prefix denoting something relating to eggs or ova) + sphere, {{cog|fr|oosphère}} French oosphère Head templates: {{en-noun}} oosphere (plural oospheres)
  1. (botany, mycology) A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization. Categories (topical): Botany, Mycology Synonyms: ooplast, oösphere [archaic] Related terms: oogamete, oogonium, ooplast, oospore Translations (large nonmotile egg cell formed in an oogonium): oosfera [feminine] (Catalan), munasolu (Finnish), oosphère [feminine] (French), Oosphäre [feminine] (German), oosfero (Ido), oosfera [feminine] (Italian), ovocellula [feminine] (Italian), oosfera [feminine] (Portuguese), oosferă [feminine] (Romanian), oósfera [feminine] (Spanish), అండగోళము (aṇḍagōḷamu) (Telugu), noãn cầu (Vietnamese)

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