zygnemaceous, adj.

zygnemaceous
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zygnemaceousadjective

## Earlier version

- zygnemaceous, a. in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zygnemaceous mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zygnemaceous. 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 adjective zygnemaceous pronounced?

#### British English

/zɪɡniːˈmeɪʃəs/

### Where does the adjective zygnemaceous come from?

zygnemaceous is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.

Etymons: Latin Zygnēma, ‑aceous suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. Zydeco, n. 1949–
2. zygadite, n. 1861–
3. zygaena, n. 1717–
4. zygaenid, n. & adj. 1913–
5. zygaenidan, n. 1837–
6. zygal, adj. 1886–
7. zygantrum, n. 1854–
8. zygapophysial, adj. 1870–
9. zygapophysis, n. 1854–
10. zygite, n. 1888–
11. zygnemaceous, adj.
12. zygnemid, n. 1887–
13. zygnomic, adj. 1926–
14. zygo-, comb. form
15. zygobranchiate, adj. 1883–
16. zygocactus, n. 1950–
17. zygocardiac, adj. 1877–
18. zygodactyl, adj. & n. 1831–
19. zygodactylic, adj. 1835–
20. zygodactylous, adj. 1828–
21. zygodont, adj. 1888–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Latin Zygnēma, ‑aceous suffix.
< modern Latin Zygnēma (Kützing, 1843), irregularly for *zygonēma (< Greek ζυγόν yoke + νῆμα thread) + ‑aceous suffix, after modern Latin Zygnēmāceae plural.

## Meaning & use

Botany.

1. Belonging to the N.O. Zygnemaceæ of filamentous freshwater algæ, typified by the genus Zygnema, which propagate by conjugation.
   plants

## Pronunciation

### British English

/zɪɡniːˈmeɪʃəs/

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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.

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zygnemaceous, adj. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zygnemaceous, adj. was last modified in December 2024.