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mycorrhiza definition

my·cor·rhiza (mī′kō rī′zə)

noun pl. mycorrhizae -·zae′ (-zē′) or mycorrhizas -·zas

an intimate symbiotic association of the mycelium of certain fungi with the root cells of some vascular plants, as certain orchids

Etymology: < myco- + Gr rhiza, root

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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