Dikaryophyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dikaryophyte is a noun meaning (biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
Meaning
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
Example Sentences
It is well to remember, however, that this term, as applied to the smut fungi, is not strictly comparable with physiologic race as applied to the rusts and certain other fungi (Christensen and Rodenhiser, 1940), for the reason that the term has been used to designate not only pathogenically different dikaryophytes, but also culturally different haplonts.
Word Forms
- dikaryophytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dikaryon, dichophysis, monokaryon, diplophyte, trichophyte, dictyochophyte.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.