mycorrhizal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a mycorrhiza.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English mycorrhiza →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to a mycorrhiza.

    Mats of mycorrhizal cabling link trees into gigantic, smart communities spread across hundreds of acres.

    2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 272

Origin

  1. Englishmycorrhiza
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishmycorrhizal

From mycorrhiza + -al.

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APA

mycorrhizal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycorrhizal

MLA

“mycorrhizal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycorrhizal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mycorrhizal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycorrhizal.

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