noun
- Plural of arabidopsis; small flowering plants of the mustard family, especially Arabidopsis thaliana, widely used in genetic and molecular biology research.
Usage: scientific; biology
Examples
- Researchers grew multiple arabidopsises in the laboratory to study gene expression.
- The arabidopsises were exposed to different light conditions to observe their growth patterns.
- Several arabidopsises developed mutations that scientists could track across generations.
- The team cultivated arabidopsises as model organisms for their plant biology experiments.