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photosynthate

[ foh-tuh-sin-theyt ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a compound formed by photosynthesis.


photosynthate

/ ˌəʊəʊˈɪˌθɪ /

noun

  1. any substance synthesized in photosynthesis, esp a sugar
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of photosynthate1

First recorded in 1910–15; photosynth(esis) + -ate 2
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"Fungi and trees form this association where the tree provides the fungus with photosynthate, which the fungus cannot acquire below ground. "We grew Douglas fir in a neighbourhood of strangers and its own kin and found that they can recognise their own kin and we also grew Douglas fir and ponderosa pine together.

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