"photoblastic" meaning in English

See photoblastic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: photo- + -blastic Etymology templates: {{confix|en|photo|blastic}} photo- + -blastic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} photoblastic (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Of a seed: having its germination affected by light, either positively or negatively. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology

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