Photobiont
//ˌfəʊ.təʊˈbaɪ.ɒnt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A photosynthetic symbiont, especially those in symbiosis with fungi in lichen.
"It has micobiont from Ascomycota and Basidiomycota belonging to kingdom Fungi and photobiont from Trebouxia species."
Example
More examples"It has micobiont from Ascomycota and Basidiomycota belonging to kingdom Fungi and photobiont from Trebouxia species."
Etymology
From photo- + -biont.
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