aetheogamous

See also: aëtheogamous

English

Alternative forms

• aëtheogamous

Etymology

aetheogam +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ā.ē'thēŏʹgəməs, IPA^(key): /eɪˌiːθiːˈɒɡəməs/,

Adjective

aetheogamous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.

Usage notes

• Being ultimately derived from the two vowels ἀή (aḗ) (alpha-eta: aē), rather than the diphthong αἰ (ai) (alpha-iota: ai), the initial ae- of aetheogamous can only properly be written as two separate letters (ae), with a diaeresis atop the e (as aëtheogamous) being optional; the spellings *ætheogamous and *etheogamous are, therefore, erroneous.

Synonyms

• cryptogamous