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mycorrhizae

Variant of mycorrhiza

noun pl. mycorrhizae or mycorrhizas

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

Origin: < myco- + Gr rhiza, root

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mycorrhizal adjective

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