Mycorrhiza Definition
mīkōrīzə
mycorrhiza, mycorhizas, mycorrhizae, mycorrhizas
noun
An intimate symbiotic association of the mycelium of certain fungi with the root cells of some vascular plants, as certain orchids.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Mycorrhiza
Noun
Singular:
mycorrhiza
Plural:
mycorrhizae, mycorrhizasOrigin of Mycorrhiza
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myco– Greek rhiza root wrād- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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