Definition of Allelopathy

1. Noun. The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants. ¹

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Definition of Allelopathy

1. [n -THIES]

Medical Definition of Allelopathy

1. The deleterious interaction between two organisms or cell types that are allogeneic to each other (the term is often applied loosely to interactions between xenogeneic organisms). Allelopathy is seen between different species of plant, between various individual sponges and between sponges and gorgonians. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allelopathy

allelic gene
allelically
allelism
allelisms
allelocatalysis
allelocatalytic
allelochemical
allelochemicals
allelomorph
allelomorphic
allelomorphism
allelomorphisms
allelomorphs
allelopathic
allelopathies
allelopathy (current term)
allelotaxis
allels
alleluia
alleluias
allemand
allemande
allemande sauce
allemandes
allemontite
allenarly
allene
allenes
allenic
allenoate

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