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holomorph

holomorph noun: all forms in the life cycle of any fungus of the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota treated as a whole.

Noun

holomorph (plural holomorphs)

  1. All forms in the life cycle of any fungus of the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota treated as a whole.
  2. The group formed by taking the semidirect product of a group by its automorphism group.

Forms of holomorph

pluralholomorphs

Origin of holomorph

By surface analysis, holo- + -morph.

Questions about holomorph

What does holomorph mean?
Holomorph means all forms in the life cycle of any fungus of the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota treated as a whole.
What part of speech is holomorph?
Holomorph is a noun.
What is the plural of holomorph?
The plural of holomorph is holomorphs.

Words near holomorph in the dictionary

  1. holometamorphosis
  2. holometer
  3. holometers
  4. holomics
  5. holomictic
  6. holomorph
  7. holomorphic
  8. holomorphically
  9. holomorphicity
  10. holomorphies
  11. holomorphism

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