First published 1921; not fully revised
zoidogamousadjective
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zoidogamous. 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.
The earliest known use of the adjective zoidogamous is in the 1890s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoidogamous is from 1899, in International Year Book 1898.
Nearby entries
- zographer, n.1570
- zography, n.1570
- zograscope, n.1753–
- Zohar, n.1682–
- zoic, adj.1863–
- -zoic, comb. form¹
- -zoic, comb. form²
- zoid, n.1856–
- zoid, adj.1864–
- zoidiophilous, adj.1872–
- zoidogamous, adj.1899–
- Zoilean, adj.1846–
- Zoilism, n.1609–
- Zoilist, n.1594–
- Zoilitical, adj.1665
- Zoilous, adj.1577–
- Zoilus, n.1565–
- zoisite, n.1805–
- zoism, n.1900–
- zoist, n.1843–
- zoistic, adj.1849–
1899–
1899
But Ginkgo, Cycas, and Zamia develop both motile male cells and pollen-tubes, and so are zoidiogamous and siphonogamous at the same time.
International Year Book 1898 113
1907
Ancient zoidogamous Gymnosperms.
American Naturalist vol. 41 362
2002
This tree, native to Eastern China, is characterized by conspicuous features such as a zoidogamous fertilization process.
American Journal of Botany vol. 89 727/1
Originally published as part of the entry for zoid, n.
zoid, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.
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