oosperm
(ˈəʊəspɜːm)
[mod. f. Gr. {wlenisisub}ό-ν egg + σπέρµα seed, sperm.]
a. Zool. A fertilized ovum. b. Bot. = oospore.
| 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life Introd. 25 The ovum has now [after impregnation] become an oosperm, and it speedily undergoes fission or segmentation and gastrulation. 1892 Syd. Soc. Lex., Oosperm..In Botany, the term is sometimes applied to the oosphere after fertilisation. |