oo- /ō-ə- or ō-o-/

Denoting egg

oocyst /ōˈə-sist/ noun

(Gr kystis a bladder) in parasitic protozoa, a cyst surrounding a fertilized gamete

oocyte /ōˈə-sīt/ noun

(see -cyte) an ovum before it matures and begins to divide

oogˈamous adjective

oogˈamously adverb

oogamy /ō-ogˈə-mi/ noun

(see -gamy under -gam-) union of unlike gametes

oogenesis /ō-ə-jenˈi-sis/ noun

(see genesis) the genesis and development of the ovum (also oogeny /ō-ojˈi-ni/)

oogenetˈic adjective

oogoˈnial adjective

oogonium /ō-ə-gōˈni-əm/ noun (pl oogoˈnia)

1. (Gr gonos offspring) the female reproductive organ in seaweeds and fungi
2. An immature female gamete that gives rise to oocytes

oolite /ōˈə-līt/ noun (Gr lithos a stone; geology)

1. A kind of limestone composed of grains like the eggs or roe of a fish
2. (with cap) stratigraphically the upper part of the Jurassic in Britain, consisting largely of oolites

oolith /ōˈə-lith/ noun (Gr lithos a stone; geology)

Any of the tiny spherical grains of which oolite is composed

oolitic /ō-ə-litˈik/ adjective

oologˈical adjective

oolˈogist noun

oology /ō-olˈə-ji/ noun

(see -logy) the science or study of birds' eggs

oˈophyte /ōˈə-fīt/ noun

(see -phyte under phyt-) in ferns and mosses, the gametophyte

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