arbuscular
Adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a dwarf tree; shrublike.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPhrases with the word
Examples
Endomycorrhiza includes arbuscular, ericoid, and orchid mycorrhiza, while arbutoid mycorrhizas can be classified as ectoendomycorrhizas.
Plants take up phosphorus through several pathways: the arbuscular mycorrhiza l pathway and the direct uptake pathway.
Mycorrhizas are present in 92% of plant families studied (80% of species), citation with arbuscular mycorrhizas being the ancestral and predominant form, and the most prevalent symbiotic association found in the plant kingdom.
The structure of arbuscular mycorrhizas has been highly conserved since their first appearance in the fossil record, citation with both the development of ectomycorrhizas, and the loss of mycorrhizas, evolving convergently on multiple occasions.