aetheogamous

== English == === Alternative forms === aëtheogamous === Etymology === From aetheogam +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ā.ē'thēŏʹgəməs, IPA(key): /eɪˌiːθiːˈɒɡəməs/, === Adjective === aetheogamous (not comparable) (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 ==== References ====