- minus strain
- minus strain noun (botany)One of two strains in heterothallism• • •Main Entry: ↑minus
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minus — [mī′nəs] prep. [LME < L, less, neut. sing. of minor,MINOR] 1. reduced by the subtraction of; less [four minus two] 2. Informal without; lacking [minus a toe] adj. 1. indicating or involving subtraction [a minus sign] … English World dictionary
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