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heteroecious
/ 藢丑蓻迟蓹藞谤颈藧蕛蓹蝉 /
adjective
- (of parasites, esp rust fungi) undergoing different stages of the life cycle on different host species Compare autoecious
heteroecious
- Relating to a parasite that spends different stages of its life cycle on different, usually unrelated hosts. The term is used especially of certain kinds of rust fungi, but may also be applied to other parasites like tapeworms.
- Compare autoecious
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Derived Forms
- 藢丑别迟别谤藞辞别肠颈蝉尘, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of heteroecious1
from hetero- + -oecious, from Greek oikia house
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One species, S. heteroica, is heteroecious; the ascospores infecting the leaves of Vaccinium uliginosum, while the conidia which then arise infect only Ledum palustre.
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