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pleioxeny

pleioxeny noun: the situation where a parasite can invade several species of host plants.

Noun

pleioxeny (uncountable)

  1. The situation where a parasite can invade several species of host plants.
    Synonyms:
    polyxeny

Synonyms of pleioxeny

Questions about pleioxeny

What does pleioxeny mean?
Pleioxeny means the situation where a parasite can invade several species of host plants.
What part of speech is pleioxeny?
Pleioxeny is a noun.

Words near pleioxeny in the dictionary

  1. pleiotropies
  2. pleiotropism
  3. pleiotropisms
  4. pleiotropy
  5. pleiotypic
  6. pleioxeny
  7. pleisiomorph
  8. pleisiomorphic
  9. pleisiomorphs
  10. Pleistocene
  11. Pleistocenic

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