cyanogenesis

/ ˌsaɪənəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

botany the release by certain plants, such as cherry laurel, of hydrogen cyanide, esp after wounding or invasion by pathogens

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Light and the assimilation processes depending on light exert a favorable influence on cyanogenesis.

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