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Where does “oospore” come from?

oospore (English) comes from English spore, from New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

oospore (English): A fertilized female zygote, having thick...

Definitions

  1. A fertilized female zygote, having thick...

Ancestry of “oospore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsporeA reproductive particle, usually a single cell,...
2New Latinsporaspore
3Ancient Greekσποράseed
4Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
5Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “oospore”

  • oosporic
  • aboospore
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