allelopathy Syllabification: (al·le·lop·a·thy)Pronunciation: /əlēˈläpəTHē, ˌalə-/Definition of allelopathy noun the chemical inhibition of one plant (or other organism) by another, due to the release into the environment of substances acting as germination or growth inhibitors. Origin: 1950s: from Greek allēl- 'one another' + -pathyallelopathy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of allelopathy in the British & World English dictionary
