aboospore

English

Etymology

ab- (“away”) +‎ oospore (“zygote”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /æ.boʊ.əˌspɔɹ/

Noun

aboospore (uncountable)

1. (biology) An oomycete spore that functions like an oospore but has been produced asexually.^[1]

References

1. ^ 1976 [1909], Gove, Philip Babcock editor, Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co., ISBN 0-87779-101-5, page 5: