Etymology

strobilurin

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Today it means: Any of a group of chemical compounds used agriculturally as fungicides. Full definition →

translingual Strobilurus tenacellus
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  1. translingual · derived fromStrobilurus tenacellus
  2. English todaystrobilurin

From translingual Strobilurus tenacellus, from which they are derived + -in. By surface analysis, strobil- + -ure (“tail”) + -in.

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