Co-exists

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of co-exist form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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"For example, because U.S. commercial apple trees are often felled by diseases like "fire blight" and "apple scab," Forsline and his team have made several field trips to the forests of Kazakhstan, where the apple originated, to collect wild apple seeds. Because this fungal disease co-exists with ancient wild apple trees, Forsline concludes that the trees have evolved genetic resistance to it."

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