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plastochron

plastochron noun: the time between successive leaf initiation events.

Noun

plastochron (plural plastochrons)

  1. The time between successive leaf initiation events.

Forms of plastochron

pluralplastochrons

Origin of plastochron

See plasto- and chrono-.

Questions about plastochron

What does plastochron mean?
Plastochron means the time between successive leaf initiation events.
What part of speech is plastochron?
Plastochron is a noun.
What is the plural of plastochron?
The plural of plastochron is plastochrons.

Words near plastochron in the dictionary

  1. plastivores
  2. plastivorous
  3. plastizyme
  4. plastizymes
  5. plasto-
  6. plastochron
  7. plastochronal
  8. plastochrone
  9. plastochrones
  10. plastochronic
  11. plastochrons

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