klendusity

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek κλειδόω (kleidóō, I lock up) (see κλείς) + ἔνδυσις (éndusis, entry) (see ἐνδύω) + -ity, because the route of entry for pathogens is supposed to be locked up. The word is a clumsy coinage; a more systematic approach would have involved cleido-.

Noun

klendusity (uncountable)

  1. (botany) Resistance to infection.

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