phycobiont

English

Etymology

From phyco- +‎ -biont. First attested in 1957.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

phycobiont (plural phycobionts)

  1. (lichenology) An algae that is a constituent of a lichen; an algal photobiont.
    Hypernyms: photobiont < symbiont
    Coordinate terms: cyanobiont, mycobiont, schizobiont

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Scott, G. D. (1957), “Lichen Terminology”, in Nature, volume 179, number 4557, →DOI, →PMID, pages 486–487

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