xenohormesis

English

Etymology

From xeno- +‎ hormesis.

Noun

xenohormesis (uncountable)

  1. (biology) A hypothetical process by which an animal consuming a plant may respond to signalling molecules in the plant and exhibit a corresponding protective response, as in times of famine.
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