oospore
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This oospore, or resting spore, may remain dormant in this state within the tissues of the foster plant for some months.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Reproduction from an oospore formed by the combination of two sexual cells.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
After the production of this oospore the parent filament gradually loses its vitality and slowly decays.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 by Various
The product of the union of an antherozoid and an oosphere is termed an oospore.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
Moreover, as in the Peronospora, conjugation may take place and result in an oospore; the contents of which divide and are set free as monadiform germs.
From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley
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