myco-heterotroph

noun

A plant that gets all or part of its food from parasitism upon fungi rather than from photosynthesis.

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Meanings

nounmyco-heterotroph (plural myco-heterotrophs)

plural myco-heterotrophs

  1. A plant that gets all or part of its food from parasitism upon fungi rather than from photosynthesis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
heteromycotroph

Origin

From myco- + heterotroph.

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myco-heterotroph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myco-heterotroph

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“myco-heterotroph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myco-heterotroph. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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