Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, same as
oöspore . - noun A fertilized ovum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön in impregnation.
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- noun biology The
ovum , afterfusion with thespermatozoon inimpregnation .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek for "egg" + English sperm.
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