mycorrhizosphere

noun

The region around a mycorrhizal fungus and its associated plant root in which nutrients released from the fungus increase the microbial population and its activities

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Meanings

nounmycorrhizosphere (plural mycorrhizospheres)

plural mycorrhizospheres

  1. The region around a mycorrhizal fungus and its associated plant root in which nutrients released from the fungus increase the microbial population and its activities

Origin

From mycorrhiza + -sphere.

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

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

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

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