diplanetic

adjective

di·​pla·​net·​ic

¦dīplə¦netik

of a fungus

: having two swarming periods each with a different form of zoospore and separated by an encysted stage (as in the Saprolegniales) compare monoplanetic

diplanetism

dīˈplanəˌtizəm

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

di- + Greek planētikos migratory, from planēt-, planēs wanderer (from planan to cause to wander, planasthai to wander) + -ikos -ic

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