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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
oo-, oö- combining form - egg or ovum: oosperm
Etymology: from Greek ōion egg1 o-o
(ō′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. o-os.
- Birdsany of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, esp. the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
Also, o′o, o'′o.
oo-,
- a combining form meaning "egg,'' used in the formation of compound words:oogamous.
- Greek ōio-, combining form of ōión egg1
'oo-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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