klendusity
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek κλειδόω (kleidóō, “I lock up”) (see κλείς) + ἔνδυσις (éndusis, “entry”) (see ἐνδύω) + -ity, because the route of entry for pathogens is supposed to be locked up. The word is a clumsy coinage; a more systematic approach would have involved cleido-.
Noun[edit]
klendusity (uncountable)
- (botany) Resistance to infection.