zygozoospore, n.

zygozoospore
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zygozoosporenoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zygozoospore mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zygozoospore. 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 noun zygozoospore pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzʌɪɡə(ʊ)ˈzuː(ə)spɔː/
zigh-goh-ZOO-uh-spor
/ˌzɪɡə(ʊ)ˈzuː(ə)spɔː/
zig-oh-ZOO-uh-spor

#### U.S. English

/ˌzaɪɡəˈzoʊəˌspɔr/
zigh-guh-ZOH-uh-spor
/ˌzɪɡəˈzoʊəˌspɔr/
zig-uh-ZOH-uh-spor

### Where does the noun zygozoospore come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

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

OED's only evidence for zygozoospore is from 1881, in Nature: a weekly journal of science.

### Nearby entries

1. zygostyle, n. 1881–
2. zygote, n. 1891–
3. zygotene, n. 1911–
4. zygotic, adj. 1909–
5. -zygotic, comb. form
6. zygotically, adv. 1915–
7. zygotoblast, n. 1899–
8. zygotoid, n. 1891–
9. zygotomere, n. 1899–
10. -zygous, comb. form
11. zygozoospore, n.1881–
12. Zyklon, n. 1939–
13. zymad, n. 1885–
14. zymase, n. 1875–
15. zymate, n. 1817–19
16. zyme, n. 1882–
17. zymic, adj. 1817–26
18. zymin, n. 1842–
19. zyminized, adj. 1888–
20. zymo-, comb. form
21. zymocyte, n. a1909–

## Meaning & use

1. 1881–
   A zoospore formed by conjugation; a motile zygospore.
   1. 1881

      > Family Protococcaceæ. Genus Chlorochytrium... Each cell becomes resolved into spherical zoospores, which upon leaving the mother-cell conjugate within the gelatinous envelope. The zygozoospores before becoming surrounded with a membrane make their way..into the intercellular spaces of living plants.

      Nature 28 July 292
   physiology
   1. sporule 1819–
      A spore or spore-granule. In Botany.
   2. zoocarp 1824–88
      A motile spore or single-celled organism, esp. a zoospore.
   3. zoospore 1842–
      A motile flagellate spore, as produced by certain algae, fungi, and protozoans. Cf. zoosperm, n. 2.
   4. propagule 1858–
      A portion of a plant, fungus, etc., that is capable, when detached, of giving rise to a new individual by asexual or sexual reproduction (e.g. a leaf…
   5. swarm-spore 1859–
   6. winter bud 1869–
      Botany. A detachable bud-like organ, typically produced by certain aquatic plants, which functions as a vegetative propagule. Cf. turion, n.…
   7. macrozoospore 1875–
   8. zygozoospore 1881–
      A zoospore formed by conjugation; a motile zygospore.
   9. swarm-cell 1882–
      = swarm-spore, n. (a).
   10. sporangiospore 1889–
       A spore produced in a sporangium.
   11. planospore 1904–
       A motile spore, a zoospore.
   12. planont 1914–
       A motile spore, gamete, or zygote; esp. the motile stage of certain microsporidian protozoans or phycomycetes.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzʌɪɡə(ʊ)ˈzuː(ə)spɔː/
zigh-goh-ZOO-uh-spor
/ˌzɪɡə(ʊ)ˈzuː(ə)spɔː/
zig-oh-ZOO-uh-spor
/ˌzʌɪɡə(ʊ)ˈzəʊəspɔː/
zigh-goh-ZOH-uh-spor
/ˌzɪɡə(ʊ)ˈzəʊəspɔː/
zig-oh-ZOH-uh-spor

### U.S. English

/ˌzaɪɡəˈzoʊəˌspɔr/
zigh-guh-ZOH-uh-spor
/ˌzɪɡəˈzoʊəˌspɔr/
zig-uh-ZOH-uh-spor
/ˌzaɪɡəˈzu(ə)ˌspɔr/
zigh-guh-ZOO-uh-spor
/ˌzɪɡəˈzu(ə)ˌspɔr/
zig-uh-ZOO-uh-spor

####

##### 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 zygo-, comb. form

zygo-, comb. form was first published in 1921; not fully revised.