aboospore

English

Etymology

From ab- (“away”) +‎ oospore (“zygote”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æ.boʊ.əˌspɔɹ/

Noun

aboospore (uncountable)

  1. (biology) An oomycete spore that functions like an oospore but has been produced asexually.[1]

References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5
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