Meanings
plural mycorrhizas · plural mycorrhizae
- biologyA plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.First known use 19th c.
In total, mycorrhizae are responsible for helping source the nutrients for about 80 per cent of all modern plant species.
2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 2102 more examples
Alternatively, inoculations of a disturbed site with native or exotic fungi facilitate formation of mycorrhizae in a shorter period, given certain circumstances.
2004, Season R. Snyder, Michael F. Allen, Restoration of Micorrhizae in Arid Environments, Dilip K. Arora (editor), Fungal Biotechnology in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Applications, Marce Dekker, Inc., page 481This has been associated with advances in different research disciplines such as genetics, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and physiology, advances which have generated better insight into topics of mycorrhizal biology, including the mechanisms of host-mycorrhiza interactions pre- and post-penetration, the influence of the symbiosis on the host and its surroundings, and the evolution and diversity of mycorrhization.
2010, Hinanit Koltai, Yoram Kapulnik, editors, Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: Physiology and Function, 2nd edition, Springer, page v
Origin
From myco- + Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan micoriza
- micorizasymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Czech mykorhiza
- mykorhizasymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Danish svamperod, svamprod
- svamperodsymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
- svamprodsymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Dutch zwamwortel
- zwamwortelsymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Estonian seenjuur
- seenjuursymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Finnish sienijuuri, mykorritsa
- sienijuurisymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
- mykorritsasymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
French mycorhize
- mycorhizesymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
German Pilzwurzel
- Pilzwurzelsymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Hindi कवकमूल
- कवकमूल (kavakmūl)symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Hungarian gyökérkapcsoltságnak
- gyökérkapcsoltságnaksymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Icelandic svepprót
- svepprótsymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Indonesian jamur akar
- jamur akarsymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Italian micorriza
- micorrizasymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Japanese 菌根
- 菌根 (kinkon)symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Korean 균근
- 균근 (gyun'geun)symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Polish mikoryza
- mikoryzasymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Portuguese micorriza
- micorrizasymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Russian микориза, грибокорень
- микориза (mikoriza)symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
- грибокорень (gribokorenʹ)symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Spanish micorriza
- micorrizasymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Swedish svamprot
- svamprotsymbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Tamil வேர்க்கவசக்கூட்டம்
- வேர்க்கவசக்கூட்டம் (vērkkavacakkūṭṭam)symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
Cite this entry
mycorrhiza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycorrhiza
“mycorrhiza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycorrhiza. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mycorrhiza,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycorrhiza.
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