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| ec·to·troph·ic [ èktə tróffik ] |
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deriving nourishment from the surface: describes an association mycorrhiza between a fungus and the roots of a plant, in which the fungus obtains its nourishment by enveloping the roots in a sheath.
See also endotrophic
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