单词 | amensalism |
释义 | amensalism[ ey-men-suh-liz-uhm ] / eɪˈmɛn səˌlɪz əm / noun Ecology.a relationship between two species of organisms in which the individuals of one species adversely affect those of the other and are unaffected themselves. Origin of amensalismprobably a-6 + (com)mensal + -ism Words nearby amensalismamenorrhea, amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome, amenorrhoea, Amen-Ra, a mensa et thoro, amensalism, ament, amentaceous, amentia, amentiferous, Amer. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for amensalismamensalism [ ā-mĕn′sə-lĭz′əm ] A relationship between two organisms in which one organism is harmed or inhibited and the other is unaffected. Examples of amensalism include the shading out of one plant by a taller and wider one and the inhibition of one plant by the secretions of another (known as allelopathy). Compare commensalism mutualism parasitism. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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