Antibiosis
an -ssociation between organisms that is injurious to one of them.
noun
an -ssociation between two organisms, esp microorganisms, that is harmful to one of them
antibiosis an·ti·bi·o·sis (ān’tē-bī-ō’sĭs, ān’tī-)
n.
an -ssociation between two or more organisms that is detrimental to at least one of them.
the antagonistic -ssociation between an organism and the metabolic substances produced by another.
antibiosis
(ān’tē-bī-ō’sĭs, ān’tī-)
an -ssociation between two or more organisms that is detrimental to at least one of them. allelopathy (the production of chemicals by one plant species that inhibit the growth of another) is an example of antibiosis.
the antagonistic -ssociation between an organism and the metabolic substances produced by another.
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