oospore
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The oospore on germination usually gives origin to a zoosporangium, but may form directly a germ tube which infects the host.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Two separate portions of its protoplasm become fused together, surround themselves with a thick coat and give rise to a sort of vegetable egg called an oospore.
From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Huxley, Thomas Henry
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
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
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 Huxley, Thomas Henry
