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chlorosis
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The abnormal plant color of yellowish-white or gray condition of plant parts resulting from the incomplete destruction of the chlorophyll. Cirrus (pl. Cirri) - A curllike tuft; a tendrillike mass or "spore horn" of forced-out spores.
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chlamydospore
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an asexual spore, primarily for surviving adverse conditions, originating by modification of (a) hyphal segment(s) and possessing an inner wall usually impregnated with hydrophobic material. adj. chlamydosporic. See also thalloconidium, ustilospore.
ó: www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/fungloss.htm
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Chlamydia
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A sexually transmitted disease (STD). The most common sexually transmitted bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) that infects the reproductive system. The infection is frequently asymptomatic (ie, shows no symptoms), but if left untreated, can cause sterility in women.
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chloroplast
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The organelle that carries out photosynthesis and starch grain formation. A chlorophyll-containing organelle in plants that is the site of photosynthesis.
ó: helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/c.htm
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chlorosis
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The loss of chlorophyll from the tissues of a plant, resulting from microbial infection, viral infection, the action of certain phytotoxins, the lack of light, to magnesium or iron deficiency, etc. Chlorotic tissues commonly appear yellowish. (16)
ó: ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_C.htm
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