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desmodioid

desmodioid adjective: characterised by determinate growth·.

Adjective

desmodioid (not comparable)

  1. Characterised by determinate growth·
    • The phaseoloid clade is characterised by some members of all groups having stipels, and desmodioid root nodules which export ureides […]2000, Patrick S. Herendeen, Anne Bruneau, P. S. Pollard, Advances in Legume Systematics (part 9, page 13)
    • The major difference between desmodioid and aeschynomenoid nodules is that the former contains a mixture of infected and uninfected cells whereas in the latter only infected cells are present.2019, S. M. Paul Khurana, Rajarshi Kumar Gaur, Plant Biotechnology: Progress in Genomic Era, page 411

Questions about desmodioid

What does desmodioid mean?
Desmodioid means characterised by determinate growth·.
What part of speech is desmodioid?
Desmodioid is an adjective.

Words near desmodioid in the dictionary

  1. desmocollin
  2. desmocollins
  3. desmocranium
  4. desmocyte
  5. desmocytes
  6. desmodioid
  7. desmodium
  8. desmodiums
  9. desmodont
  10. desmodontine
  11. desmodontines

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