zoosporangiophore, n.

zoosporangiophore
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# zoosporangiophorenoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoosporangiophore mean?

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

### How is the noun zoosporangiophore pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuː(ə)spəˈran(d)ʒiə(ʊ)fɔː/
zoo-uh-spuh-RAN-jee-oh-for
/ˌzəʊəspəˈran(d)ʒiə(ʊ)fɔː/
zoh-uh-spuh-RAN-jee-oh-for

#### U.S. English

/ˌzu(ə)spəˈrændʒiəˌfɔr/
zoo-uh-spuh-RAN-jee-uh-for
/ˌzoʊəspəˈrændʒiəˌfɔr/
zoh-uh-spuh-RAN-jee-uh-for

### Where does the noun zoosporangiophore come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the noun zoosporangiophore is in the 1880s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoosporangiophore is from 1889, in a text by Alfred Bennett, botanist and publisher, and G. R. M. Murray.

zoosporangiophore is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: zoosporangium n., ‑phore comb. form.

### Nearby entries

1. zoopraxiscope, n. 1881–
2. zoopraxography, n. 1891–
3. zoopsychology, n. 1847–
4. zooscopic, adj. 1817–
5. zooscopy, n. 1891–
6. zoosematic, adj. 1898–1909
7. zoosemiotics, n. 1963–
8. zoosophy, n. 1662–1848
9. zoosperm, n. 1824–
10. zoospermatic, adj. 1845–79
11. zoosporangiophore, n.1889–
12. zoosporangium, n. 1862–
13. zoospore, n. 1842–
14. zoosporic, adj. 1854–
15. zoosporous, adj. 1845–
16. zoot, n. 1942–
17. zootaxy, n. 1833–
18. zootechnic, adj. 1861–
19. zootechnics, n. 1863–
20. zootechny, n. 1841–
21. zootheca, n. 1852–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by compounding.
< zoosporangium n. + ‑phore comb. form.

## Meaning & use

Biology.

1. 1889–
   A sporangiophore bearing zoosporangia.
   1. 1889

      > The propagating zoospores are borne in zoosporanges at the end of cylindrical or club-shaped zoosporangiophores.

      A. W. Bennett & G. R. M. Murray, Handbook of Cryptogamic Botany 326
   2. 1902

      > The sporophore may be a conidiophore, a zoosporangiophore, etc., according to the nature of the spores produced.

      Ohio Naturalist vol. 2 216
   3. 1993

      > Zoosporangia (and zoosporangiophores) were gently brushed from the cotyledons and leaves into distilled water.

      Phytopathologia Mediterranea vol. 32 107/1
   4. 2006

      > Fuzzy, grayish white zoosporangiophores and zoosporangia were commonly produced on the underside of affected leaves.

      Plant Dis. vol. 90 1461
   plants
   1. zoosperm 1842–91
      A zoospore. Cf. sporozoid, n. Obsolete.
   2. zoospore 1842–
      A motile flagellate spore, as produced by certain algae, fungi, and protozoans. Cf. zoosperm, n. 2.
   3. zoosporangium 1862–
      A sporangium containing or producing zoospores.
   4. zoosporangiophore 1889–
      A sporangiophore bearing zoosporangia.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuː(ə)spəˈran(d)ʒiə(ʊ)fɔː/
zoo-uh-spuh-RAN-jee-oh-for
/ˌzəʊəspəˈran(d)ʒiə(ʊ)fɔː/
zoh-uh-spuh-RAN-jee-oh-for

### U.S. English

/ˌzu(ə)spəˈrændʒiəˌfɔr/
zoo-uh-spuh-RAN-jee-uh-for
/ˌzoʊəspəˈrændʒiəˌfɔr/
zoh-uh-spuh-RAN-jee-uh-for

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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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##### Consonants

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

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- 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.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

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

zoosporangiophore, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoosporangiophore, n. was last modified in July 2023.