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, mycorrhizas

Origin of Mycorrhiza

  • myco– Greek rhiza root wrād- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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