oocyte - n. *Biol.* a female germ cell in the maturation stage. oogamous - adj. *Biol.* 1. having structurally dissimilar gametes, the female gamete being large and nonmotile and the male gamete being small and motile. 2. reproducing by the union of such gametes. oogenesis - n. *Biol.* the origin and development of the ovum. oogonium - n. *Biol.* 1. one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes. 2. *Bot.* the one-celled female reproductive organ in certain thallophytic plants, usually a more or less spherical sac containing one or more eggs. oolite - n. *Geol.* limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide. oology - n. the branch of ornithology dealing with the study of birds' eggs. oophorectomy - n. ovariotomy. oophoritis - n. *pathol.* inflammation of an ovary, usually combined with an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes; ovaritis. oophyte - n. *Bot.* the gametophyte of a moss, fern, or liverwort, resulting from the developement of a fertilized egg. oosperm - n. *Biol.* a fertilized egg; zygote. oosphere - n. *Bot.* an unfertilized egg within an oogonium. oospore - n. *Bot.* a fertilized egg within an oogonium. ootheca - n. a case or capsule containing eggs, as that of certain gastropods and insects. ootid - n. *Biol.* the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.

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ooky - adj. (slang) one of the qualities of the Addams Family.

oolong - n. i'm pretty sure this word means something in Australia.

isn't it a tea?

oochild - things are going to get easier.

oolong is tea. it's from the chinese "wu-lung" and means "black dragon." oops - *interj.* damn, i fucked up.

oowarning, tiny oodiversion: Droopy, do you read sf/fantasy ever? If so, have you ever read R.A. MacAvoy's "Tea with the Black Dragon?" It's excellent. oodone.

never read that book, margret. i've never been drawn to sf/fantasy for some reason. why, this one any good? (i've read "world of tiers", "lord of the rings", "hitchhiker's guide", and a collection of theodore sturgeon short stories over the course of my life, though; so it's not like i'm opposed to it or nuthin'.)

just noticed you said it was excellent. oops.

ooMacAvoy wrote "The Book Of Kells," (not the REAL one) which features many cool things you wouldn't think would be awesome (like time travel), but which ARE. So I bought Tea with the Black Dragon, and I favoured it mightily.

hmm. agatha suggested a sci-fi type book called "slant" to me a while back. i'll have to pick up that book, the black dragon book, and a book called "the monster dogs" that looks interesting to me and make a sf-f month of it.

droop, i am sending you a cd soon. i decided that it was important that you have it, for some reason.

If you are going to read sci-fi, you should read anything by David Brin, but especially Startide Rising and Earth. If you are going to read fantasy, and especially if you absolutely love reading, and really especially if you like thick-ass books, go for Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Second ony to Tolkien, and a close second at that. His fantasy world is the most complex I've read. Also, Read Ursula K. Le Guin. She rocks.

Greg Bear whoops Brin's geeky ass! Anybody here ever finished an Olaf Stapledon Book?

gee [interj.] thanks, agatha. i'll take everone's book suggestions under consideration and then pick one at random.

ooby dooby

Bear - get real. Now PDK, there's some good reading, especially if you need a book you can finish to last a trip or vacation, but still engage you.

yeah, i got your startide swingin', buddy.

i'm assuming you mean philip k. dick. i actually am curious to read some of his books. and another guy named samuel r. delaney, 'cause i read a memoir of his called "the motion of light in water" a few years back.

Samuel R. Delaney ROOLZ.

never made it through an entire Dick novel.....for no particular reasons....so...........well, all I can say if you liked Blade Runner and have the time, you would probably enjoy him.

The only Dick novel I've ever read is "Valis." I read it for a Gnosticism class. I can't imagine being able to get through it without a working knowledge of Gnosticism. But if you possess that knowledge, it's a really neat book.

Heresy (literally).