— allelopathic /euh lee'leuh path"ik, euh lel'euh-/ , adj.
/euh lee lop"euh thee, al'euh lop"-/ , n. Bot.
suppression of growth of a plant by a toxin released from a nearby plant of the same or another species.
[ 1940-45; allélopathie; see ALLELE, -PATHY ]