hemibiotroph

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noun

An organism that is parasitic in living tissue for some time and then continues to live in dead tissue

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Meanings

nounhemibiotroph (plural hemibiotrophs)

plural hemibiotrophs

  1. biologyAn organism that is parasitic in living tissue for some time and then continues to live in dead tissue

Origin

From hemi- + biotroph.

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APA

hemibiotroph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemibiotroph

MLA

“hemibiotroph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemibiotroph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemibiotroph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemibiotroph.

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