Meanings
adjectivearbutoid (not comparable)
- not comparableCharacteristic of the Arbutus genus; applied to a kind of mycorrhiza where the fungal hyphae form sheaths around the root tips.
Origin
From translingual Arbutus + -oid.
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arbutoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbutoid
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