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mycorrhizae

mycorrhizae is the plural 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...

Questions about mycorrhizae

What is mycorrhizae the plural of?
Mycorrhizae is the plural of mycorrhiza.

Words near mycorrhizae in the dictionary

  1. mycorhizas
  2. mycorhizospheric
  3. mycorrhisation
  4. mycorrhisations
  5. mycorrhiza
  6. mycorrhizae
  7. mycorrhizal
  8. mycorrhizally
  9. mycorrhizas
  10. mycorrhization
  11. mycorrhizations

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