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noun
A form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós) Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)der. English ecto- English mycorrhiza English ectomycorrhiza From ecto- + mycorrhiza.
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