zamioid, adj.

zamioid
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zamioid_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 1921; not fully revised

# zamioidadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zamioid mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zamioid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How is the adjective zamioid pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzeɪmɪɔɪd/

### Where does the adjective zamioid come from?

Earliest known use

1860s

The earliest known use of the adjective zamioid is in the 1860s.

OED's only evidence for zamioid is from 1860, in the writing of John Phillips, geologist.

### Nearby entries

1. zambo, n. 1819–
2. Zamboni, n. 1965–
3. zambra, n. 1672–
4. zambuk, n. 1906–
5. zamburak, n. 1825–
6. zami, n. 1977–
7. Zamia, n. 1819–
8. zamindar, n. 1683–
9. zamindari, n. & adj. 1742–
10. zamindarship, n. 1698–1902
11. zamioid, adj.1860–
12. zamorin, n. 1582–
13. zampino, n. 1881–
14. zampogna, n. 1740–
15. zampone, n. 1860–
16. zamzawed, adj. 1743–
17. Zamzummim, n. 1530–
18. Zande, n. 1873–
19. zander, n. 1854–
20. zanella, n. 1876–
21. zanily, adv. 1936–

## Meaning & use

Botany.

1. 1860–
   Belonging to the genus Zamia or tribe Zamieæ.
   1. 1860

      > Stems and fronds of Zamioid and Cycadeoid plants.

      J. Phillips, Life on Earth 145
   plants
   1. spruce pine 1731–
      Any of several coniferous trees; esp. Pinus glabra, which is native to coastal plains of the southern United States and typically occurs in mixed…
   2. cycadaceous 1837–
      Of or belonging to the family Cycadaceæ, or cycads.
   3. cycadeous 1847–
      = cycadaceous, adj.
   4. zamioid 1860–
      Belonging to the genus Zamia or tribe Zamieæ.
   5. araucarian 1863–
      Of or belonging to the genus Araucaria.
   6. podocarpous 1882
      Characteristic of or belonging to the genus Podocarpus or family Podocarpaceae.
   7. Sitka 1883–
      Short for Sitka spruce, n.
   8. podocarpaceous 1932–
      Characteristic of or belonging to the family Podocarpaceae.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzeɪmɪɔɪd/

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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Originally published as part of the entry for Zamia, n.

Zamia, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.