neophyosis

noun

neo·​phy·​o·​sis

ˌneəˌfīˈosə̇s

plural -es

: rejuvenation of a citrus strain long vegetatively reproduced by seedlings developing from nucellar buds and reproducing the original characters of the strain

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ne- + Greek phyein to grow + -osis -osis

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