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oo-
1- a combining form meaning “egg,” used in the formation of compound words:
oogamous.
o'o
2or 'ō·'ō
[ oh-oh ]
noun
, plural o’·os.
- any of several species of Hawaiian birds of the extinct genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis ( Hawaiian o'o ), which had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings. The last surviving species was M. braccatus ( Kauai o'o ), classified as extinct in 1987.
oo-
combining_form
- egg or ovum
oosperm
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oo-2
First recorded in 1885–90; from Hawaiian ʿōʿō
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oo-1
from Greek ōion egg 1
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