Mycoremediate

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To use fungi to degrade or sequester environmental contaminants.

    "When choosing mushroom species to mycoremediate a toxic site, select species that naturally grow in that landscape."

Example

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"When choosing mushroom species to mycoremediate a toxic site, select species that naturally grow in that landscape."

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from mycoremediation; by surface analysis, myco- + remediate.

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