单词	cyanogenesis
释义	cyanogenesis /ˌsʌɪənə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs / noun [mass noun] Botany The production of hydrogen cyanide by certain plants, such as cherry laurel and bracken, as a response to wounding or a deterrent to herbivores.Defoliation by lepidoptera can induce cyanogenesis in some plants resulting in cyanide levels high enough to kill cattle.... However, early growth of S. litura larva was reduced 36% on Huia plants, and this was attributed to the greater cyanogenesis. The findings from this project may also ultimately be useful for controlling cyanogenesis in cassava.
随便看	preceptory preceptual pre-ceramic precerebellar precerebral preces precess precession precessional precession of the equinoxes prechamber prechordal prechordate pre-Christian precinct precinct captain precinct court precinct house precinctive precinct sheet precinctual precinct worker preciosity precious precious blood

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