Origin

from Greek gamos marriage

gamo-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “joined, united,” “joining, union,” used in the formation of compound words:

gamopetalous.

Origin

combining form representing Greek gámos marriage

Related Words

gamogenesis
gamopetalous
gamophyllous
gamosepalous

gamo-a word element meaning 'sexual union'.

[combining form representing Greek gamos marriage]

gamo-|ˌgæmə-, ˈgæməʊ-|combining form of Gr. γάµος marriage, used in various mod. scientific terms, as gamoˈmania [mania] (see quot.); gamoˈmorphism [Gr. µορϕ-ή form] (see quot.). Chiefly in adjs. used in Botany, describing plants or organs in which certain specified parts are united together, as gamoˈgastrous [Gr. γαστήρ stomach] (see quot.); gamoˈpetalous [petal], having the petals united; gamoˈphyllous [Gr. ϕύλλον leaf], having the leaves united; ˈgamophyte (see quot.); gamoˈsepalous [sepal], having the sepals united.1876Balfour in Encycl. Brit. IV. 142/1 The union..may take place by the ovaries alone, while the styles and stigmata remain free, the pistil being then *gamogastrous.1885Syd. Soc. Lex., Gamogastrous, a term applied to a pistil in which the ovaries are more or less completely united and the respective styles and stigmata remain free.Ibid., *Gamomania, a form of insanity characterised by strange and extravagant proposals for marriage.1866Brande & Cox Dict. Sci. etc. II. 10 *Gamomorphism, that stage of developement of organised beings in which the spermatic and germinal elements are formed, matured, and generated, in preparation for another act of fecundation, as the commencement of a new genetic cycle.1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 161 Their petals cohere in a long tube of the same nature as that of *gamopetalous Crassulaceae.1872Oliver Elem. Bot. i. iv. 36 The corolla is gamopetalous and irregular.Ibid. i. v. 50 In this instance the perianth is *gamophyllous.1880Baker in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XVIII. 14 The Aloes..are characterized by their gamophyllous perianth.1889Gibson Elem. Biol. 132 The term *gamophyte will be employed throughout in preference to oophyte, as taking into account both the male and the female sexual organs.1835Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 329 The word *gamosepalous has been proposed, but it is not much employed.1860Oliver Less. Bot. (1873) 29 The calyx is gamosepalous; that is, composed of coherent sepals.

gamo- /ˈgaməʊ/ combining form.

ORIGIN: Greek, from gamos marriage: see -o-.

Chiefly used in Biology with the sense ‘of sexual reproduction’ or in Botany with the sense ‘of union of parts’.

DERIVATIVE gamoˈgenesis noun reproduction by union of gametes, sexual reproduction M19.
gamogeˈnetic adjective of, relating to, involving, or produced by gamogenesis M19.
gamoˈpetalous adjective (Botany) having petals united along their margins to form a tubular corolla (opp. polypetalous) M19.
gaˈmophyllous adjective (Botany) having the perianth segments fused L19.
gamoˈsepalous adjective (Botany) having sepals united along their margins to form a tubular calyx (opp. polysepalous) M19.

gamo-
— see gam-

gamo-

Prefix

Forming compound words with the sense of ‘marriage’.

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos).

Derived terms

gamomania

gamophyte

词汇	gamo-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie OED SOED Webster Wiktionary gamo- 或 gam- pref.（前缀） United; joined: 联合的；接合的： gamopetalous. 合瓣的 Sexual: 生殖的： gamogenesis. 两性生殖语源 Greek [marriage] 希腊语 [婚姻] from gamos * see gemə- 源自 gamos 参见 gemə- gamo- or (before a vowel) gam- combining form indicating sexual union or reproduction ⇒ gamogenesis united or fused ⇒ gamopetalous Origin from Greek gamos* marriage gamo- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “joined, united,” “joining, union,” used in the formation of compound words: gamopetalous. Origin combining form representing Greek gámos marriage Related Words gamogenesis gamopetalous gamophyllous gamosepalous gamo-a word element meaning 'sexual union'. [combining form representing Greek gamos marriage] gamo-\|ˌgæmə-, ˈgæməʊ-\|combining form of Gr. γάµος marriage, used in various mod. scientific terms, as gamoˈmania [mania] (see quot.); gamoˈmorphism [Gr. µορϕ-ή form] (see quot.). Chiefly in adjs. used in Botany, describing plants or organs in which certain specified parts are united together, as gamoˈgastrous [Gr. γαστήρ stomach] (see quot.); gamoˈpetalous [petal], having the petals united; gamoˈphyllous [Gr. ϕύλλον leaf], having the leaves united; ˈgamophyte (see quot.); gamoˈsepalous [sepal], having the sepals united.1876Balfour in Encycl. Brit. IV. 142/1 The union..may take place by the ovaries alone, while the styles and stigmata remain free, the pistil being then gamogastrous.1885Syd. Soc. Lex., Gamogastrous, a term applied to a pistil in which the ovaries are more or less completely united and the respective styles and stigmata remain free.Ibid., Gamomania, a form of insanity characterised by strange and extravagant proposals for marriage.1866Brande & Cox Dict. Sci. etc. II. 10 Gamomorphism, that stage of developement of organised beings in which the spermatic and germinal elements are formed, matured, and generated, in preparation for another act of fecundation, as the commencement of a new genetic cycle.1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot.* 161 Their petals cohere in a long tube of the same nature as that of gamopetalous Crassulaceae.1872Oliver Elem. Bot.* i. iv. 36 The corolla is gamopetalous and irregular.Ibid. i. v. 50 In this instance the perianth is gamophyllous.1880Baker in Jrnl. Linn. Soc.* XVIII. 14 The Aloes..are characterized by their gamophyllous perianth.1889Gibson Elem. Biol. 132 The term gamophyte will be employed throughout in preference to oophyte, as taking into account both the male and the female sexual organs.1835Lindley Introd. Bot.* (1848) I. 329 The word gamosepalous has been proposed, but it is not much employed.1860Oliver Less. Bot.* (1873) 29 The calyx is gamosepalous; that is, composed of coherent sepals. gamo- /ˈgaməʊ/ combining form. ORIGIN: Greek, from gamos marriage: see -o-. Chiefly used in Biology with the sense ‘of sexual reproduction’ or in Botany with the sense ‘of union of parts’. DERIVATIVE gamoˈgenesis noun reproduction by union of gametes, sexual reproduction M19. gamogeˈnetic adjective of, relating to, involving, or produced by gamogenesis M19. gamoˈpetalous adjective (Botany) having petals united along their margins to form a tubular corolla (opp. polypetalous) M19. gaˈmophyllous adjective (Botany) having the perianth segments fused L19. gamoˈsepalous adjective (Botany) having sepals united along their margins to form a tubular calyx (opp. polysepalous) M19. gamo- — see gam- gamo- Prefix Forming compound words with the sense of ‘marriage’. Etymology Combining form of Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos). Derived terms gamomania gamophyte
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