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phytoplasma

phytoplasma noun: any of various specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and of some insects, characterized by the lack of a cell wall, a pleiomorphic or filamentous shape (normally with a diameter of less than one micrometer), and their very small genomes.

Noun

phytoplasma (plural phytoplasmas)

  1. Any of various specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and of some insects, characterized by the lack of a cell wall, a pleiomorphic or filamentous shape (normally with a diameter of less than one micrometer), and their very small genomes.

Forms of phytoplasma

pluralphytoplasmas

Origin of phytoplasma

From phyto- + plasma.

Words formed from phytoplasma

Questions about phytoplasma

What does phytoplasma mean?
Phytoplasma means any of various specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and of some insects, characterized by the lack of a cell wall, a pleiomorphic or filamentous shape (normally with a diameter of less than one micrometer), and their very small genomes.
What part of speech is phytoplasma?
Phytoplasma is a noun.
What is the plural of phytoplasma?
The plural of phytoplasma is phytoplasmas.

Words near phytoplasma in the dictionary

  1. phytoplankton bloom
  2. phytoplankton blooms
  3. phytoplanktonic
  4. phytoplanktons
  5. phytoplasm
  6. phytoplasma
  7. phytoplasmal
  8. phytoplasmas
  9. phytoplasmic
  10. phytoplasms
  11. phytopolyphenol

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