zygozoosporenoun
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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
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How is the noun zygozoospore pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
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
- 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–
- zymo-, comb. form
- zymocyte, n.a1909–
Meaning & use
- 1881–A zoospore formed by conjugation; a motile zygospore.
- 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
the world life biology biological processes procreation or reproduction reproductive substances or cells [nouns] spore- sporule1819–A spore or spore-granule. In Botany.
- zoocarp1824–88A motile spore or single-celled organism, esp. a zoospore.
- zoospore1842–A motile flagellate spore, as produced by certain algae, fungi, and protozoans. Cf. zoosperm, n. 2.
- propagule1858–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…
- swarm-spore1859–
- winter bud1869–Botany. A detachable bud-like organ, typically produced by certain aquatic plants, which functions as a vegetative propagule. Cf. turion, n.…
- macrozoospore1875–
- zygozoospore1881–A zoospore formed by conjugation; a motile zygospore.
- swarm-cell1882–= swarm-spore, n. (a).
- sporangiospore1889–A spore produced in a sporangium.
- planospore1904–A motile spore, a zoospore.
- planont1914–A motile spore, gamete, or zygote; esp. the motile stage of certain microsporidian protozoans or phycomycetes.
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