allelopathy.

The influence of chemicals released by an organism on the growth or survival of other organisms, especially neighboring plants.

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Words that belong together

• plant allelopathy
• allelopathic effects

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The investigator tested plant allelopathy before attributing the bare patch to poor soil.

The fictional vegetation’s allelopathy altered which seedlings survived nearby.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.