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myco-heterotrophic

myco-heterotrophic adjective: of a plant, obtaining all or part of its nutrients by parasitizing fungi rather than through photosynthesis.

Adjective

myco-heterotrophic (comparative more myco-heterotrophic, superlative most myco-heterotrophic)

  1. Of a plant, obtaining all or part of its nutrients by parasitizing fungi rather than through photosynthesis.

Forms of myco-heterotrophic

comparativemore myco-heterotrophic
superlativemost myco-heterotrophic

Origin of myco-heterotrophic

From myco- + heterotrophic.

Questions about myco-heterotrophic

What does myco-heterotrophic mean?
Myco-heterotrophic means of a plant, obtaining all or part of its nutrients by parasitizing fungi rather than through photosynthesis.
What part of speech is myco-heterotrophic?
Myco-heterotrophic is an adjective.

Words near myco-heterotrophic in the dictionary

  1. mycins
  2. myclobutanil
  3. myclozolin
  4. myco-
  5. myco-heterotroph
  6. myco-heterotrophic
  7. myco-heterotrophs
  8. myco-heterotrophy
  9. mycoacaricide
  10. mycoacaricides
  11. mycoalphavirus

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