zygomycetousadjective
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What does the adjective zygomycetous mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zygomycetous. 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 common is the adjective zygomycetous?
| 1920 | 0.0006 |
| 1930 | 0.0006 |
| 1940 | 0.0006 |
| 1950 | 0.0007 |
| 1960 | 0.0008 |
| 1970 | 0.0007 |
| 1980 | 0.0009 |
| 1990 | 0.001 |
| 2000 | 0.0011 |
| 2010 | 0.0013 |
Where does the adjective zygomycetous come from?
Earliest known use
1920s
The earliest known use of the adjective zygomycetous is in the 1920s.
OED's earliest evidence for zygomycetous is from 1928, in a translation by C. W. Dodge.
Nearby entries
- zygology, n.1970–
- zygoma, n.1684–
- zygomatic, adj. & n.1712–
- zygomatico-, comb. form
- zygomato-, comb. form
- zygomere, n.1966–
- zygomorphic, adj.1875–
- zygomorphism, n.1875–
- zygomorphous, adj.1879–
- Zygomycetes, n.1887–
- zygomycetous, adj.1928–
- zygon, n.1886–
- zygonema, n.1911–
- zygoneurous, adj.1901–
- zygophiuran, adj. & n.1892–
- zygophore, n.1904–
- zygophyllaceous, adj.1887–
- zygophyte, n.1885–
- zygopleura, n.1883–
- zygopterid, n. & adj.1900–
- zygosis, n.1880–
Meaning & use
- 1928–See Zygomycetes n.Stressed as zygomyˈcetous.
- 1928
A convergent development has apparently occurred in the Zygomycetous sporangia which have become gonotoconts.
C. W. Dodge, translation of E. A. Gäumann, Comparative Morphology of Fungi xxxvi. 621 - 1952
Such a theory is based almost entirely on the asexual cycle, the zygomycetous reproduction having no counterpart in the present-day Saprolegniaceae which might give us a clue to its origin.
C. J. Alexopoulos, Introductory Mycology vii. 180 - 1982
Synoptic keys to the genera and species of zygomycetous mycorrhizal fungi.
Phytopathology vol. 72 1102 (heading)
- Rhizoctonia1823–A genus of imperfect fungi comprising plant pathogens which attack the roots or lower stem parts of various hosts, and are responsible for a number…
- discomycetous1855–Of or relating to the (former) order or class Discomycetes of fungi; resembling fungi of this group, esp. in possessing a discocarp; (of lichens)…
- hymenomycetoid1857–Resembling a hymenomycete.
- pyrenomycetous1857–Of or belonging to the former class Pyrenomycetes of fungi; of, relating to, or of the nature of a pyrenomycete.
- gasteromycetous1861–Of, belonging to, or relating to the Gasteromycetes, one of the orders of Fungi.
- hymenomycetous1866–
- ascomycetous1867–
- coniomycetous1872–
- hymenomycetal1875–Belonging to or having the nature of a hymenomycete.
- phycomycetous1883–Of or relating to the former class Phycomycetes of lower fungi; of the nature of a phycomycete.
- hyphomycetous1887–Of or belonging to the Hyphomycetes, a group of fungi consisting simply of hyphæ (Martius Flora Crypt. Erlang. 1817).
- zygomycetous1928–
- Zygomycetes1930–With plural agreement. A class of saprophytic and parasitic fungi in which sexual reproduction is by fusion of usually similar gametangia to produce…
Frequency
zygomycetous typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zygomycetous is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zygomycetous, adj., 1920–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1920 | 0.0006 |
| 1930 | 0.0006 |
| 1940 | 0.0006 |
| 1950 | 0.0007 |
| 1960 | 0.0008 |
| 1970 | 0.0007 |
| 1980 | 0.0009 |
| 1990 | 0.001 |
| 2000 | 0.0011 |
| 2010 | 0.0013 |