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autoecism

American

[aw-tee-siz-uhm] / ɔˈti sɪz əm /

Or autecism

noun

Mycology.

the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.

aut- + oec- (< Greek oik-, stem of oîkos house) + -ism

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