Meanings
nounectomycorrhiza (plural ectomycorrhizae or ectomycorrhizas)
plural ectomycorrhizae · plural ectomycorrhizas
- biologyA form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éntos
- Proto-Hellenic*entós
- Ancient Greekἐντός (entós)
- Ancient Greekἐκτός (ektós)
- Englishecto-
- Englishmycorrhiza
- Englishectomycorrhiza
From ecto- + mycorrhiza.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish ektomykorritsa
- ektomykorritsaform of mycorrhiza
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APA
ectomycorrhiza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectomycorrhiza
MLA
“ectomycorrhiza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectomycorrhiza. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectomycorrhiza,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectomycorrhiza.
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