First published 1921; not fully revised
zygotomere noun There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zygotomere . 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 noun zygotomere is in the 1890s.
OED's only evidence for zygotomere is from 1899, in a text by T. Clifford Allbutt, physician, et al.
Nearby entries zygostat, n. 1623 zygostatical, adj. 1656 zygostyle, n. 1881– zygote, n. 1891– zygotene, n. 1911– zygotic, adj. 1909– -zygotic, comb. form zygotically, adv. 1915– zygotoblast, n. 1899– zygotoid, n. 1891– zygotomere, n. 1899– -zygous, comb. form zygozoospore, n. 1881– Zyklon, n. 1939– zymad, n. 1885– zymase, n. 1875– zymate, n. 1817–19 zyme, n. 1882– zymic, adj. 1817–26 zymin, n. 1842– zyminized, adj. 1888– Greek μέρος part.
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1899–
One of a number of cells formed by segmentation of a zygote in the malaria parasite or other Sporozoa .
Stressed as zyˈgotomere .
1899
Nucleus and protoplasm divide into a number of zygotomeres , which become blastophores, each bearing on its surface..a large number of filamentous zygotoblasts. T. C. Allbutt et al., System of Medicine vol. VIII. 945
▶ more ▼ less (In algae and fungi) a motile gamete; also called planogamete , zoogamete .
One of a number of germ-cells or sporozoites produced by budding from a zygotomere (see below).
One of a number of cells formed by segmentation of a zygote in the malaria parasite or other Sporozoa .
Originally published as part of the entry for zygote, n.
zygote, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.
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