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ambrosia fungus

ambrosia fungus noun: any of a large number of species of fungus that are symbionts of ambrosia beetles.

Noun

ambrosia fungus (plural ambrosia fungi)

  1. Any of a large number of species of fungus that are symbionts of ambrosia beetles
    • Some ambrosia fungi are only known from beetle galleries, and it is believed that those associations are obligate — the fungi cannot survive without the beetle farmers. Generations of closely related beetles farm generations of cloned ambrosia fungus.1942, Gina Hamilton, Kingdoms of Life - Fungi (eBook), Lorenz Educational Press, →ISBN

Forms of ambrosia fungus

pluralambrosia fungi

Questions about ambrosia fungus

What does ambrosia fungus mean?
Ambrosia fungus means any of a large number of species of fungus that are symbionts of ambrosia beetles.
What part of speech is ambrosia fungus?
Ambrosia fungus is a noun.
What is the plural of ambrosia fungus?
The plural of ambrosia fungus is ambrosia fungi.

Words near ambrosia fungus in the dictionary

  1. ambrose
  2. ambrosia
  3. ambrosia beetle
  4. ambrosia beetles
  5. ambrosia fungi
  6. ambrosia fungus
  7. ambrosiac
  8. ambrosiae
  9. ambrosial
  10. ambrosially
  11. ambrosian

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