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noun
A photosynthetic symbiont, especially those in symbiosis with fungi in lichen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, lichenology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symbiont
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English -biont English photobiont From photo- + -biont.
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