"dikaryophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dikaryophytes [plural]
Etymology: di- (“two”) + karyo- (“nucleus”) + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di||t1=two}} di- (“two”) +, {{confix|en|karyo|phyte|t1=nucleus|t2=plant}} karyo- (“nucleus”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dikaryophyte (plural dikaryophytes)
  1. (biology) A dikaryotic mycelium. Categories (topical): Biology

Inflected forms

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