Meanings
adjectiveclavicipitaceous (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to fungi of the family Clavicipitaceae
Fungal endophytes may be mycorrhizal or non-mycorrhizal, the latter are primarily formed up by Ascomycota and include the clavicipitaceous endophytes of grasses and the more heterogeneous group of the nonclavicipitaceous (NC) endophytes [2 ].
2015 December 8, “In Vitro Morphogenesis of Arabidopsis to Search for Novel Endophytic Fungi Modulating Plant Growth”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From translingual Clavicipitaceae + -ous.
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