interzone

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

inter- +‎ zone

Noun[edit]

interzone (plural interzones)

  1. A position between neighbouring zones
    • 2015 October 21, “Comparative De Novo Transcriptome Analysis of Fertilized Ovules in Xanthoceras sorbifolium Uncovered a Pool of Genes Expressed Specifically or Preferentially in the Selfed Ovule That Are Potentially Involved in Late-Acting Self-Incompatibility”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The primary endosperm nucleus migrated to the basal cytoplasm of the central cell and divided without formation of interzone phragmoplasts or a cell wall between sister nuclei within 30 h after self- and cross-pollination.

Adjective[edit]

interzone (not comparable)

  1. Between zones; interzonal.