myco-heterotrophy

noun

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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Meanings

nounmyco-heterotrophy (uncountable)

alternative mycoheterotrophy

  1. uncountableA 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.

Origin

From myco- + heterotrophy.

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

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