myco-heterotrophy

Noun

Meaning

myco-heterotrophy (uncountable)

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.

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Synonyms

mycophagy fungivorous

Close letter words and terms

myco- myco-heterotroph myco-heterotrophic myco-parasite myco-parasitic myco-parasitism