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ectomycorrhiza

ectomycorrhiza noun: a form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant.

Noun

ectomycorrhiza (plural ectomycorrhizae or ectomycorrhizas)

  1. A form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant.

Forms of ectomycorrhiza

pluralectomycorrhizae
pluralectomycorrhizas

Origin of ectomycorrhiza

From ecto- + mycorrhiza.

Words formed from ectomycorrhiza

Questions about ectomycorrhiza

What does ectomycorrhiza mean?
Ectomycorrhiza means a form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant.
What part of speech is ectomycorrhiza?
Ectomycorrhiza is a noun.
What is the plural of ectomycorrhiza?
The plural of ectomycorrhiza is ectomycorrhizae.

Words near ectomycorrhiza in the dictionary

  1. ectomorphically
  2. ectomorphs
  3. ectomorphy
  4. ectomy
  5. ectomycorhizal
  6. ectomycorrhiza
  7. ectomycorrhizae
  8. ectomycorrhizal
  9. ectomycorrhizas
  10. ectomycorrhization
  11. ectomycorrhizations

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