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leptoform

leptoform noun: a heteroecious fungus having teleutospores only, which as soon as they arrive at maturity germinate on living plants.

Noun

leptoform (plural leptoforms)

  1. A heteroecious fungus having teleutospores only, which as soon as they arrive at maturity germinate on living plants.

Forms of leptoform

pluralleptoforms

Questions about leptoform

What does leptoform mean?
Leptoform means a heteroecious fungus having teleutospores only, which as soon as they arrive at maturity germinate on living plants.
What part of speech is leptoform?
Leptoform is a noun.
What is the plural of leptoform?
The plural of leptoform is leptoforms.

Words near leptoform in the dictionary

  1. leptodermatous
  2. leptodermin
  3. leptodermous
  4. leptodorid
  5. leptodorids
  6. leptoform
  7. leptoforms
  8. leptogenesis
  9. leptogenic
  10. leptogluon
  11. leptogluons

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