alelopatia
See also: alelopatía
Portuguese
Etymology
From alelo- + -patia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˌlɛ.lo.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˌlɛ.lo.paˈt͡ʃi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˌlɛ.lɔ.pɐˈti.ɐ/
Noun
alelopatia f (plural alelopatias)
- (botany, ecology) allelopathy (release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants)
Further reading
- “alelopatia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “alelopatia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026