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mycorhiza

mycorhiza is the alternative form of mycorrhiza.

Meaning of mycorrhiza

Noun

mycorrhiza (plural mycorrhizas or mycorrhizae)

  1. A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.
    • Alternatively, inoculations of a disturbed site with native or exotic fungi facilitate formation of mycorrhizae in a shorter period, given certain circumstances.2004, Season R. Snyder, Michael F. Allen, Restoration of Micorrhizae in Arid Environments, Dilip K. Arora (editor), Fungal Biotechnology in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Applications, Marce...

Forms of mycorhiza

pluralmycorhizas
pluralmycorhizae

Questions about mycorhiza

What is mycorhiza the alternative form of?
Mycorhiza is the alternative form of mycorrhiza.

Words near mycorhiza in the dictionary

  1. mycoremediator
  2. mycoremediators
  3. mycoreovirus
  4. mycoreoviruses
  5. mycorestoration
  6. mycorhiza
  7. mycorhizae
  8. mycorhizas
  9. mycorhizospheric
  10. mycorrhisation
  11. mycorrhisations

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