zoidiophilousadjective
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What does the adjective zoidiophilous mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zoidiophilous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How is the adjective zoidiophilous pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the adjective zoidiophilous come from?
Earliest known use
1870s
The earliest known use of the adjective zoidiophilous is in the 1870s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoidiophilous is from 1872, in American Journal of Science.
zoidiophilous is a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; modelled on an Italian lexical item.
Etymons: Latin zoidia, ‑o‑ connective, ‑philous comb. form.
Nearby entries
- zoetrope, n.1866–
- 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–
Etymology
Summary
Notes
Meaning & use
- 1872–Of a plant, flower, etc.: pollinated by animals. Cf. zoophilous adj. 1.
- 1872
Delpino has been paying much attention to dichogamous flowers, and to the difference between those fertilized by the wind (anemophilous), or by insects (entomophilous), or by animals of whatever sort zoidiophilous, as he terms them.
American Journal of Science vol. 103 379 - 1896
Zoidiophilous. The flowers of most Angiosperms are fertilized by certain animals which visit them.
University of Toronto Quarterly vol. 3 28 (heading) - 1902
Many flowers..which are anemophilous may also be zooidiophilous.
Encyclopædia Britannica vol. XXV. 435/2 - 1903
Lemna minor differs from other zoidiophilous plants in that the perianth is greenish.
L. H. Pammel, Ecology 50 - 1973
In most of the zoidiophilous taxa..pollen are somewhat larger, thick walled, variously sculptured and sticky.
Journal Palynology vol. 9 39/2
the world plants part of plant reproductive part(s) flower or part containing reproductive organs flower or flowering plant [adjectives] characterized by pollination involving specific agency- anemophilous1871–Of a flower or plant: producing pollen that is dispersed by wind; pollinated by such pollen (cf. wind-pollinated, adj.). Also (of pollination or…
- ornithophilous1871–Of a plant: pollinated by birds.
- zoidiophilous1872–Of a plant, flower, etc.: pollinated by animals. Cf. zoophilous, adj. 1.
- bee-fertilized1881–Of a plant or flower: fertilized by pollen that has been conveyed to the stigma by a bee or bees.
- hydrophilous1883–Water-loving. Botany. Of plants, dependent upon water as the agency of pollination or dissemination of seeds; formerly = hydrophytic, adj. (see…
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
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
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.
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
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.
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
- 1800s–zoidiophilous
- 1900szooidiophilous