photoprotection

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From photo- +‎ protection.

Noun[edit]

photoprotection (uncountable)

  1. The function, in plants that are adapted to high levels of sunlight, that protects the centres of photosynthesis from damage by excess light, normally by the use of carotenoid pigments

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