n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' l ē -l ə - ˌ pa-th ē , - ' le-l ə -; also ˌ a-l ə - ' lä-p ə -th ē
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1948
: the suppression of growth of one plant species by another due to the release of toxic substances
– al · le · lo · path · ic \ ə - ˌ l ē -l ə - ' pa-thik, - ˌ le-l ə - \ adjective