Webster's Dictionary 1913

1000

Oö

‖O″ö (?), n.(Zoöl.) A beautiful bird (Moho nobilis) of the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal robes. Called also yellow-...

1001

Oœcium

‖O‐œ″ci‐um (?), n.; pl.Oœcia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ῳὄν an egg + � a house.] (Zoöl.) One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell...

1002

Oögenesis

O′ö‐gen″e‐sis (?), n. [Gr. ῳὄν an egg + E. genesis.] (Physiol.) The development, or mode of origin, of the ova.

1003

Oögonium

‖O′ö‐go″ni‐um (?), n.; pl. L. Oögonia (#), E. Oögoniums (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ῳὄν an egg + � offspring.] (Bot.) A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing oöspheres, ...

1004

Ooidal

O‐oi″dal (?), a. [Gr. �; ῳὄν an egg + εἰ̑δοσ form.] (Biol.) Shaped like an egg.

1005

Ook

Ook (ōk), n. Oak. “A branched ook.” Chaucer.

1006

Oölite

O″ö‐lite (?), n. [Gr. ῳὄν an egg + -lite: cf. F. oölithe. So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish.] (Geol.) A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, re...

1007

Oölitic

O′ö‐lit″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. oölithique.] Of or pertaining to oölite; composed of, or resembling, oölite.

1008

Oölogical

O′ö‐log″ic‐al (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to oölogy.

1009

Oölogist

O‐öl″o‐gist (?), n. One versed in oölogy.

1010

Oölogy

O‐öl″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. ῳὄν an egg + -logy.] The science of eggs in relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number.

1011

Oolong

Oo″long (?), n. A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the flavor of green tea. [Written also oulong.]

1012

Oomiac

{ Oo″mi‐ac, Oo″mi‐ak} (?), n. A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos.

1013

Oon

Oon (ōn), a. One. Chaucer.

1014

Oones

Oones (ōns), adv. Once. Chaucer.

1015

Oop

Oop (o͞op), v. t. To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to unite. Jamieson.

1016

Oopack

{ Oo″pack, Oo″pak} (?), n. A kind of black tea.

1017

Oöphore

O″ö‐phore (?), n. [Gr. � egg-bearing; ῳὄν an egg + φέρειν to bear.] (Bot.) An alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which bea...

1018

Oöphorectomy

O′ö‐pho‐rec″to‐my (?), n. [Gr. ῳὄν egg + φέρειν to bear + � a cutting out.] (Surg.) Ovariotomy.

1019

Oöphoric

O′ö‐phor″ic (?), a.(Bot.) Having the nature of, or belonging to, an oöphore.

1020

Oöphoridium

‖O′ö‐pho‐rid″i‐um (?), n.; pl. L. Oöphorida (#), E. Oöphoridiums (#). [NL., dim. fr. Gr. �. See Oöphore.] (Bot.) The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spores in het...

1021

Oöphoritis

‖O′ö‐pho‐ri″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ῳὄν egg + φέρειν to bear + -itis.] (Med.) Ovaritis.

1022

Oöphyte

O″ö‐phyte (?), n. [Gr. ῳὄν an egg + φυτόν a plant.] (Bot.) Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (collectively termed oöphytes or Oöphyta), which have their sexual rep...

1023

Oöphytic

O′ö‐phyt″ic (ō′ō̍‐fĭt″ĭk), a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to an oöphyte.

1024

Oörial

O‐ö″ri‐al (?), n.(Zoöl.) A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the Ladakh mountains. It is reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to the chest.

1025

Oösperm

O″ö‐sperm (omac/″ō̍‐spẽrm), n. [Gr. ῳὄν an egg + E. sperm.] (Biol.) The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön in impregnation. Balfour.

1026

Oösphere

O″ö‐sphere (–sfēr), n. [Gr. ῳὄν an egg + E. sphere.]1. (Bot.) An unfertilized, rounded mass of protoplasm, produced in an oögonium.☞ After being fertilized by the access of anth...