Note: This class was at first called Oösporeæ, and is made to include all algæ and fungi which have this kind of reproduction, however they may differ in all other respects, the contrasted classes of Thallophytes being Protophytes, Zygophytes, and Carpophytes. The whole system has its earnest advocates, but is rejected by many botanists. See Carpophyte.
OOPHYTIC; OOEPHYTIC
O`ö*phyt"ic, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to an oöphyte.
OORDOBA
Cór"do*ba (kôr"do*vä), n. [Prob. fr. the Spanish explorer Francisco
Hernández de Córdoba.]
Defn: The monetary unit of Nicaragua, equivalent to the United States gold dollar.
OORIAL; OOERIAL
O*ö"ri*al, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the Ladakh mountains. It is reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to the chest.
OOSPERM; OOESPERM
O"ö*sperm, n. Etym: [Gr. sperm.] (Biol.)
Defn: The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön in impregnation.
Balfour.
OOSPHERE; OOESPHERE
O"ö*sphere, n. Etym: [Gr. sphere.]