mycorrhiza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

mycorrhiza mycorrhizas mycorrhizae

Etymology

From myco- + Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).

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