zootheca, n.

zootheca
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Revised 2017

# zoothecanoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zootheca mean?

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

### How is the noun zootheca pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈθiːkə/
zoo-oh-THEE-kuh
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈθiːkə/
zoh-oh-THEE-kuh

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈθikə/
zoh-uh-THEE-kuh
/ˌzuəˈθikə/
zoo-uh-THEE-kuh

### Where does the noun zootheca come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the noun zootheca is in the 1850s.

OED's earliest evidence for zootheca is from 1852, in the writing of John Balfour, botanist.

### Nearby entries

1. zoosporangiophore, n. 1889–
2. zoosporangium, n. 1862–
3. zoospore, n. 1842–
4. zoosporic, adj. 1854–
5. zoosporous, adj. 1845–
6. zoot, n. 1942–
7. zootaxy, n. 1833–
8. zootechnic, adj. 1861–
9. zootechnics, n. 1863–
10. zootechny, n. 1841–
11. zootheca, n.1852–
12. zoothecium, n. 1880–
13. zootheism, n. 1879–
14. zootheist, n. 1879–
15. zootheistic, adj. 1879–
16. zoothome, n. 1872–
17. zootic, adj. 1816–
18. zootokon, n. 1661
19. zootomic, adj. 1801–
20. zootomical, adj. 1799–
21. zootomically, adv. 1849–

## Etymology

After scientific Latin zootheca (1850 or earlier; rare).

## Meaning & use

Now rare.

1. 1852–
   (In algae, fungi, and various lower plants) a cell or other structure containing one or more zoospores; (in some colonial invertebrates) a sheath enclosing a zooid.
   1. 1852

      > Antheridium, or Zootheca of a Sea-weed (Fucus serratus), containing phytozoa.

      J. H. Balfour, Class Book of Botany vol. I. iv. 349 (caption)
   2. 1861

      > The antheridium..is filled at maturity with a number of minute cells, which have been termed zoothecæ.

      R. Bentley, Manual of Botany i. v. 376
   3. 1908

      > Where the individual zoid is included in a hard covering, this may be known as zootheca.

      H. Osborn, Econ. Zoology iii. 50
   4. 2016

      > When the juveniles reach about 1 mm, they leave the zootheca and start building a mucus tube attached to the main stem of the hydroid colony.

      T. N. Molodtsova et al. in S. Goffredo & Z. Dubinsky, Cnidaria, Past, Present & Future xxv. 403/2
   invertebrates fungi physiology
   1. zootheca 1852–
      (In algae, fungi, and various lower plants) a cell or other structure containing one or more zoospores; (in some colonial invertebrates) a sheath…
   2. sporocyst 1861–
      Zoology. A cyst or capsule containing spores, forming a stage in the development of Trematodes, etc.
   3. sporangiolum 1895–
      A small sporangium.
   View in Historical Thesaurus

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈθiːkə/
zoo-oh-THEE-kuh
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈθiːkə/
zoh-oh-THEE-kuh

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈθikə/
zoh-uh-THEE-kuh
/ˌzuəˈθikə/
zoo-uh-THEE-kuh

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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.

View the pronunciation model here.

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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

## Forms

### Variant forms

Plural zoothecae.

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.