al·le·lop·a·thy ( -l -l p -th,  l -)n. The inhibition of growth in one species of plants by chemicals produced by another species. al·le lo·pathic (-ll-pth k, -l l-) adj. |
n, reciprocally (from allos, another; see al-1 in Indo-European roots) + allelopathy [ˌælɪˈlɒpəθɪ]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the inhibitory effect of one living plant upon another by the release of toxic substances
[from French allélopathie, from Greek allēl- one another + pathos suffering]
| allelopathy (-l-lp-th, l-) The inhibition of growth in one plant species by chemicals produced by another. For example, other plants will often not grow underneath black walnut trees, since these trees produce juglone, a chemical inhibiting plant respiration. |
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