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Definition of Oogamy
1. Noun. (biology) A form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. egg cell) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oogamy
1. the state of being oogamous [n -MIES]
Medical Definition of Oogamy
1. A condition where the gametes of a species are fully differentiated sexually into a tiny and highly mobile male gamete (called a sperm) and a large, nonmoving female gamete (called an egg). (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oogamy
| ooecium ooer oof oofier oofiest oofless oofs oofta ooftish ooftishes | oofy oogamete oogametes oogamies oogamous oogeneses oogenesis oogenetic oogenic oogenies | oogeny oogle oogone oogones oogonia oogonial oogoniums ooh |
Literary usage of Oogamy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... but they probably present the only еж oí f> nounced oogamy among ... in their
pronounced oogamy. Thr however, in being also asexually reproduced. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... is as yet inadequate, but they probably present the only case of pronounced
oogamy among .... successive step* in the advance from isogamy to oogamy. ..."
3. Strasburger's Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger, Hans Fitting (1921)
"Numerous transitions between the two conditions show clearly that oogamy has ...
oogamy is the rule in these groups. The male and female sexual organs are ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1903)
"Bipartition, zoospores, isogamy, and oogamy represent a scale of progress which
probably requires an increasing differentiation of the nuclei. ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1908)
"... conjugation a gradual approach to true oogamy—the highest type of sexual
reproduction developed among the algae. ..."
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