Medical Dictionary

Phytomonas

noun Phy·tom·o·nas \fī-ˈtäm-ə-nəs\

Medical Definition of PHYTOMONAS

:  a genus of flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae that are morphologically similar to members of the genus Leptomonas but alternate between a hemipterous insect and usually a latex plant as hosts

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