Mycorrhiza
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
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.
"Alternatively, inoculations of a disturbed site with native or exotic fungi facilitate formation of mycorrhizae in a shorter period, given certain circumstances."
Example
More examples"Alternatively, inoculations of a disturbed site with native or exotic fungi facilitate formation of mycorrhizae in a shorter period, given certain circumstances."
Etymology
From myco- + Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).
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