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myco-heterotrophy

myco-heterotrophy noun: a symbiotic relationship between certain kinds of plants and fungi, in which the plant gets all or part of its food from parasitism upon fungi rather than from photosynthesis.

Noun

myco-heterotrophy (uncountable)

  1. A symbiotic relationship between certain kinds of plants and fungi, in which the plant gets all or part of its food from parasitism upon fungi rather than from photosynthesis.

Forms of myco-heterotrophy

alternative formmycoheterotrophy

Origin of myco-heterotrophy

From myco- + heterotrophy.

Questions about myco-heterotrophy

What does myco-heterotrophy mean?
Myco-heterotrophy means a symbiotic relationship between certain kinds of plants and fungi, in which the plant gets all or part of its food from parasitism upon fungi rather than from photosynthesis.
What part of speech is myco-heterotrophy?
Myco-heterotrophy is a noun.

Words near myco-heterotrophy in the dictionary

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

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