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haplobiontic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a plant or fungus: having either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle, and thus lacking any alternation of generations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The algal ancestors of land plants were probably haplobiontic.

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