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    phytoalexin
    <protein> Toxic compounds produced by higher plants in response to attack by pathogens and to other stresses. Sometimes referred to as plant antibiotics, but rather non-specific, having a general fungicidal and bacteriocidal action. ... Very much analogous to an antibody response as production...
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    phytoalexin
    phytoalexin Any substance that is produced by plant tissues in response to contact with a parasite and specifically inhibits the growth of that parasite. The term was originally defined with regard to fungal parasites only, but in 1956 it was extended to cover all parasites [According to the Oxford ...
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    Phytoalexine
    Collective term for antimicrobial components and chemical compounds that are formed in plants as a defense reaction. The name is derived from phyto (plant) and Alexin (defense). Host-specific phytoalexins can in principle be present, but in a significant amount of plants only when infestation of har...
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    Phytoalexins
    Complex organic compounds produced by plants in response to infection and that are inhibitors of further growth by the pathogen.
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    phytoalexins
    Toxic compounds produced by higher plants in response to attack by pathogens and to other stresses. Sometimes referred to as plant antibiotics, but rather nonspecific, having a general fungicidal and bactericidal action. Production is triggered by elicitors. Examples: pisatin, phaseollin.
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    Phytoalexins
    low molecular weight antimicrobial compounds that are both synthesized by and accumulated in plants which have been exposed to microorganisms
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21006
    
    
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    Phytoandrogens
    Phytoandrogens are substances produced in plants which have effects similar to testosterone in animals. Daidzein, an isoflavone found in soy and elsewhere, has been described as a phytoandrogen. Triterpenoids from the gutta percha tree can act as phytoandrogens. ==Environmental Effects== Phytoandro...
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    Phytobdella catenifera
    Phytobdella catenifera is a large (5-cm long) terrestrial leech found in Peninsular Malaysia. John Percy Moore chose this species’ epithet ‘catenifera’ after the striking chain-striped pattern on the creature’s back (Latin catena = chain). ==Range and ecology== In 1935, the then curator of ...
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    phytobenthos
    phytobenthos The aquatic flora of the region at or near the bottom of the sea.
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    phytobenthos
    1) Rooted aquatic plant
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/phytobenthos/1
    
    
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    phytobezoar
    A gastric concretion formed of vegetable fibres, with the seeds and skins of fruits, and sometimes starch granules and fat globules. ... Synonym: food ball. ... Origin: phyto-+ bezoar ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    phytobezoar
    (fi″to-be´zor) a bezoar composed of vegetable fibers.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
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    phytobezoar
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fī′tō-bē′zōr Definitions: 1. A gastric concretion formed of vegetable fibers, with the seeds and skins of fruits, and sometimes starch granules and fat globules. Synonyms: food ball
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