Photobiont is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Photobiont in a sentence
Photobiont meaning
A photosynthetic symbiont, especially those in symbiosis with fungi in lichen.
Using Photobiont
- The main meaning on this page is: A photosynthetic symbiont, especially those in symbiosis with fungi in lichen.
Context around Photobiont
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Photobiont
- In this selection, "photobiont" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, may, triggers and cells stand out and add context to how "photobiont" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a photobiont may be and that the photobiont triggers otherwise. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "photobiont" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with photobiont
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is possible that the photobiont triggers otherwise latent genes in the mycobiont. (13 words)
These fragments can take the form of soredia, dust-like particles consisting of fungal hyphen wrapped around photobiont cells. (19 words)
A photobiont may be associated with many different mycobionts or may live independently; accordingly, lichens are named and classified as fungal species. (22 words)
A photobiont may be associated with many different mycobionts or may live independently; accordingly, lichens are named and classified as fungal species. (22 words)
These fragments can take the form of soredia, dust-like particles consisting of fungal hyphen wrapped around photobiont cells. (19 words)
It is possible that the photobiont triggers otherwise latent genes in the mycobiont. (13 words)
Example sentences (3)
A photobiont may be associated with many different mycobionts or may live independently; accordingly, lichens are named and classified as fungal species.
It is possible that the photobiont triggers otherwise latent genes in the mycobiont.
These fragments can take the form of soredia, dust-like particles consisting of fungal hyphen wrapped around photobiont cells.