OOGAMOUS

Meaning of OOGAMOUS in English

[ əʊ'ɒgəməs ]

■ adjective Biology relating to or denoting reproduction by the union of mobile male and immobile female gametes.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

oogamy noun

Origin

C19: from oo- + Gk gamos 'marriage' + -ous .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

OOGAMOUS — adjective Date: 1888 having or involving a small motile male gamete and a large immobile female gamete, oogamy noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OOGAMOUS — (ˈ)ō|ägəməs adjective Etymology: o- + -gamous 1. of sexual reproduction : characterized by fusion of a small actively motile male …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OOGAMOUS — adjective Date: 1888 : having or involving a small motile male gamete and a large immobile female gamete • oog·a·my …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OOGAMOUS — [oog.a.mous] adj (1888): having or involving a small motile male gamete and a large immobile female gamete -- oog.a.my n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OOGAMOUS — adj. reproducing by the union of mobile male and immobile female cells. øøoogamy n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OOGAMOUS — adj. reproducing by the union of mobile male and immobile female cells. oogamy n.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OOGAMOUS — adj. reproducing by the union of mobile male and immobile female cells. Derivatives: oogamy n.
Oxford English vocab
OOGAMOUS — adj. Pronunciation: ō - ' ä-g ə -m ə s Function: adjective Date: 1888 : having or involving a small …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OOGAMY — noun see: oogamous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HETEROGAMETE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1897 either of a pair of dissimilar and usually oogamous gametes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OOGAMY — noun see oogamous
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VAUCHERIACEAE — (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Vaucheria, type genus + -aceae : a family of oogamous green …
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OOGONIUM — ˌōəˈgōnēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from o- + gonium 1. : the female sexual organ in oogamous algae and fungi …
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OEDOGONIALES — -ˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Oedogonium + -ales : an order of simple or branched filamentous …
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ISOGAMOUS — (ˈ)ī|sägəməs adjective also iso·gam·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at iso- +|gamik Etymology: isogamous probably from (assumed) New Latin isogamus, from New Latin is- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HETEROGAMOUS — |hed.ə|rägəməs adjective also het·ero·gam·ic |hed.ərō|gamik Etymology: heter- + -gamous or -gamic : exhibiting or characterized by diversity in the reproductive …
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DICTYOTACEAE — ˌdiktēəˈtāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Dictyota, type genus + -aceae : a family of brown algae …
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CYLINDROCAPSACEAE — -ōˌkapˈsāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cylindrocapsa, type genus + -aceae : a family of algae (order …
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ANISOGAMOUS — |aˌnī|sägəməs adjective also an·iso·gam·ic |aˌnīsə|gamik Etymology: anis- (I) + -gamous or -gamic 1. of sexual reproduction a. : characterized by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OOGAMETE — — oogamous /oh og"euh meuhs/ , adj. — oogamy , n. /oh euh gam"eet, -geuh meet"/ , n. Cell Biol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OO- — a combining form meaning "egg," used in the formation of compound words: oogamous. [ oio-, comb. form of oión EGG …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OOGAMY — see oogamous
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HETEROGAMETE — -gə-ˈmēt noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1897 : either of a pair of dissimilar and usually oogamous gametes
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY — Plant physiology General features of plant nutrition Plant nutrition includes the nutrients necessary for the growth, maintenance, and reproduction of …
Britannica English vocabulary
OEDOGONIUM — genus of filamentous green algae, commonly found in quiet waters, either attached to other plants or as a free-floating mass. …
Britannica English vocabulary

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