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parasymbiosis

parasymbiosis noun: the condition when the hyphae of a parasite envelop the algal constituents of a lichen and cause injury.

Noun

parasymbiosis (uncountable)

  1. The condition when the hyphae of a parasite envelop the algal constituents of a lichen and cause injury.

Origin of parasymbiosis

From para- + symbiosis.

Questions about parasymbiosis

What does parasymbiosis mean?
Parasymbiosis means the condition when the hyphae of a parasite envelop the algal constituents of a lichen and cause injury.
What part of speech is parasymbiosis?
Parasymbiosis is a noun.

Words near parasymbiosis in the dictionary

  1. paraswimming
  2. parasyllabic
  3. parasylvian
  4. parasymbiont
  5. parasymbionts
  6. parasymbiosis
  7. parasymbiotic
  8. parasympathectomies
  9. parasympathectomy
  10. parasympathetic
  11. parasympathetic nervous system

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