nutricism

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noun

A form of symbiosis in which a fungus becomes the nurse and feeder of the other symbiont, as in Monotropa.

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nounnutricism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of symbiosis in which a fungus becomes the nurse and feeder of the other symbiont, as in Monotropa.
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