Phytonematode

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any nematode that lives on a plant

    "Recent genomic and transcriptional analyses have extended parasitism identification to phytonematode species including some migratory plant parasites [58 –60 ]."

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"Recent genomic and transcriptional analyses have extended parasitism identification to phytonematode species including some migratory plant parasites [58 –60 ]."

Etymology

From phyto- + nematode.

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