semipersistent
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From semi- + persistent.
Adjective
[edit]semipersistent (not comparable)
- Somewhat persistent, but not permanent.
- semipersistent foliage
- (of virus transmission) Involving the virus entering the foregut of an insect.
- 2015, Merike Sõmera et al., “Overview on Sobemoviruses and a Proposal for the Creation of the Family Sobemoviridae”, in Viruses[1], volume 7, :
- The virus particle formation is also important for vector transmission due to the high RNase activities in regurgitant of leaf-feeding beetles who can transmit sobemoviruses in a semipersistent manner.