"autocolony" meaning in All languages combined

See autocolony on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: autocolonies [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + colony. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|colony}} auto- + colony Head templates: {{en-noun}} autocolony (plural autocolonies)
  1. (botany) A daughter colony formed inside a cell of a parent colony. Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: autocolonial

Inflected forms

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        "(botany) A daughter colony formed inside a cell of a parent colony."
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