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phytoalexin (ˌfaɪtəʊəˈlɛksɪn )

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noun

(botany) any of a group of substances produced by plants that inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi that infect them

Word Origin

C20: from phyto- + Greek alexein to ward off

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