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Devised by Czech botanist Friedrich Czapek.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A growth medium for propagating fungi and other organisms in a laboratory, originally consisting of distilled water, cane sugar, dipotassium phosphate, magnesium sulfate, potassium chloride, and iron sulfate. Full definition →
Devised by Czech botanist Friedrich Czapek.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.