Mycobiont

//ˌmaɪ.kəʊˈbaɪ.ɒnt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fungus that is a constituent of a lichen; a fungal symbiont.

Synonyms

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mycetobiont

Etymology

From myco- + -biont. First attested in 1957.

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