zooidogamous, adj.

zooidogamous
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# zooidogamousadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zooidogamous mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zooidogamous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the adjective zooidogamous pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzəʊɔɪˈdɒɡəməs/
zoh-oy-DOG-uh-muhss
/ˌzuːɔɪˈdɒɡəməs/
zoo-oy-DOG-uh-muhss

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊɔɪˈdɑɡəməs/
zoh-oy-DAH-guh-muhss

### Where does the adjective zooidogamous come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the adjective zooidogamous is in the 1890s.

OED's earliest evidence for zooidogamous is from 1891, in Nature: a weekly journal of science.

zooidogamous is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: zooid n., ‑o‑ connective, ‑gamous comb. form.

### Nearby entries

1. zoographer, n. 1646–
2. zoographic, adj. 1741–
3. zoographical, adj. 1651–
4. zoographically, adv. 1835–
5. zoographist, n. 1749–1874
6. zoography, n. 1593–
7. zoogyroscope, n. 1880–
8. zooid, n. 1851–
9. zooid, adj. 1849
10. zooidal, adj. 1858–
11. zooidogamous, adj.1891–
12. zookeeper, n. 1886–
13. zookeeping, n. 1929–
14. Zookers, int. 1620–
15. Zooks, int. 1600–
16. zoolater, n. 1876–
17. zoolatrous, adj. 1876–
18. zoolatry, n. 1784–
19. zoolite, n. 1768–
20. zoologer, n. 1663–
21. zoologic, adj. 1766–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: zooid n., ‑o‑ connective, ‑gamous comb. form.
< zooid n. + ‑o‑ connective + ‑gamous comb. form.

With the form zooidiogamous compare scientific Latin zoidiogamus (1888 or earlier).

## Meaning & use

Chiefly Botany.

1. 1891–
   Designating a type of fertilization resembling that found in animals, involving at least one motile gamete; exhibiting fertilization of this kind.
   1. 1891

      > Karyogamy is..Zooidiogamous: one gamete at least is actively motile.

      Nature 17 September 484/1
   2. 1904

      > In the Ferns and zooidogamous Gymnosperms, the centrosome-like body gives rise directly to this band.

      Annals of Botany vol. 18 251
   3. 1976

      > The presence of a multilayered structure..in developing male gametes is now generally recognized as a common feature of zooidogamous archegoniate plants.

      American Journal of Botany vol. 63 545/1
   4. 1997

      > It has been a century since the discovery of zooidogamous reproduction among seed plants.

      W. F. Friedman & E. F. Gifford in T. Hori et al., Ginkgo Biloba–Global Treasure 29
   plants

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzəʊɔɪˈdɒɡəməs/
zoh-oy-DOG-uh-muhss
/ˌzuːɔɪˈdɒɡəməs/
zoo-oy-DOG-uh-muhss

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊɔɪˈdɑɡəməs/
zoh-oy-DAH-guh-muhss

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##### 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.

View the pronunciation model here.

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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

## Forms

### Variant forms

1. 1800s
   zooidiogamous
2. 1900s–
   zooidogamous

Originally published as part of the entry for zooid, n.

zooidogamous, adj. was revised in June 2017.

zooidogamous, adj. was last modified in July 2023.