Meanings
nounendomycorrhiza (plural endomycorrhizas or endomycorrhizae)
plural endomycorrhizas · plural endomycorrhizae
- biologyA form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
- Proto-Hellenic*éndon
- Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
- Englishendo-
- Englishmycorrhiza
- Englishendomycorrhiza
From endo- + mycorrhiza.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan endomicoriza
- endomicorizaform of mycorrhiza
Finnish endomykorritsa
- endomykorritsaform of mycorrhiza
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