antiherbivore

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Etymology

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anti- +‎ herbivore

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antiherbivore (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Serving to repel herbivores.
    • 1977, Tom J. Mabry, Creosote bush: biology and chemistry of Larrea in New World deserts, page 155:
      We therefore propose that both the resin and the phenoloxidase of Larrea exhibit antiherbivore properties.

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