resistosome

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noun

The structure presumed to confer disease resistance to a plant

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Meanings

nounresistosome (plural resistosomes)

plural resistosomes

  1. biologyThe structure presumed to confer disease resistance to a plant

Origin

From resist + -some.

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APA

resistosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resistosome

MLA

“resistosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resistosome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resistosome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resistosome.

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