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| my·cor·rhi·za [ mkə rzə ] (plural my·cor·rhi·zas or my·cor·rhi·zae [ mkə rzee ]) or my·co·rhi·za [ mkə rzə ] (plural my·co·rhi·zas or my·co·rhi·zae [ mkə rzee ]) |
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symbiotic relationship between fungus and plant: a mutually beneficial association of a fungus and the roots of a plant such as a conifer or an orchid, in which the plant's mineral absorption is enhanced and the fungus obtains nutrients
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin< myco- (see myco-) + Greek rhiza "root"] |
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 my·cor·rhi·zal adjective |
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