oöspora

from The Century Dictionary.

• Same as Oösporeæ.
• noun A genus of hyphomycetous fungi having a scanty mycelium. The fertile hyphæ are short, sometimes branched, and bear a great abundance of catenulate hyaline or bright-colored unicellular conidia. O. lactis is a common species occurring on the surface of cheese, milk, and other substances, and forming a white mold-like layer.