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maloids

maloids is the plural of maloid.

Meaning of maloid

Noun

maloid (plural maloids)

  1. A species in the Maloideae subfamily, which includes apples and pears.
    • Assessing the evolutionary impact of the versatile breeding behavior of maloids also requires not only more robust measures of its frequency in natural populations but also much further study of the cellular mechanisms of apomixis, and its association with polyploidy, self-compatibility, and...1991, Timothy A. Dickinson, “Evolution in the Maloideae (Rosaceae) -Introduction”, in Systematic Botany, volume 16, number 2, Oromo, M.E.: American Society of Plant Taxonomists, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC...

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Questions about maloids

What is maloids the plural of?
Maloids is the plural of maloid.

Words near maloids in the dictionary

  1. malodourousness
  2. malodours
  3. maloga bean
  4. maloga beans
  5. maloid
  6. maloids
  7. maloik
  8. maloiks
  9. malojilla
  10. malojillo
  11. malolactate

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