Definition of Oophytic

1. Adjective. of, pertaining to or characteristic of an oophyte ¹

2. Adjective. (alternative spelling of oophytic) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oophytic

1. oophyte [adj] - See also: oophyte

Medical Definition of Oophytic

1. Of or pertaining to an oophyte. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oophytic

oophoroma
oophoron
oophorons
oophoropathy
oophoropeliopexy
oophoropexy
oophoroplasty
oophororrhaphy
oophorosalpingectomy
oophorosalpingitis
oophorostomy
oophorotomy
oophorrhagia
oophytes
oophytic (current term)
ooping
ooplasm
ooplasmic
oops
oopsie
oopsy
oopuhue
oor
oor kid
oorah
oorali
ooralis
oorial
oorials

Literary usage of Oophytic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Royal Institution of Great Britain (1893)
"... so that the fern plant belongs to the sporophytic and the moss plant to the oophytic generation; the fern plant is the result of the sexual union, ..."

2. Annals of Botany by IDEAL (Project) (1888)
"Both limbs of the oophytic growth have produced ... Irregular oophytic outgrowth from margin of a frond, x 35. Fig. 32. ..."

3. Lessons in Elementary Botany for Secondary Schools by Thomas Huston Macbride (1896)
"As in the Fern, these phases are denominated oophytic and sporophytic, respectively, according to the nature of the spore-cell which each produces. c. ..."

4. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1900)
"M. Sauvageau recognizes three forms of germination of the oophytic generation, which he denominates as "forme Falkenberg," "forme Thuret," and " forme ..."

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