oosphere

See also: oosphère and oösphere

English

Alternative forms

oösphere

Etymology

oo- +‎ -sphere

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ.əs.fɪə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

oosphere (plural oospheres)

(botany) A large nonmotile egg cell formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization

Translations

A large nonmotile egg cell

Catalan: oosfera f
French: oosphère (fr) f
Italian: oosfera (it) f
Spanish: oosfera f

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