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amphigenous

American

[am-fij-uh-nuhs] / æmˈfɪdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

(of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.

Other Word Forms

amphigenously adverb

Etymology

Origin of amphigenous

First recorded in 1825–35; amphi- + -genous

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