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mycorrhiza

Pronunciation: /ˌmʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈrʌɪzə/

Definition of mycorrhiza

noun (plural mycorrhizae /-ziː/)

Botany
  • a fungus which grows in association with the roots of a plant in a symbiotic or mildly pathogenic relationship.

Derivatives

mycorrhizal

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from myco- 'of fungi' + Greek rhiza 'root'

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