English

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Etymology

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ab- (away) +‎ oospore (zygote)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aboospore (uncountable)

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

References

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  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5