mycorrhiza
English
noun
Definitions
- (ecology) A symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek μύκης (mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μύκης
Gloss
mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
茸
Emoji
🍄
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -mycete English
- ectomycorrhiza English
- ectomycorrhization English
- endomycorrhiza English
- endomycorrhizal English
- hypermycorrhizal English
- mycetism English
- mycorrhizal English
- mycorrhization English
- mycorrhized English
- mycorrhizic English
- nonmycorrhizal English
- mycète French
- μυκήτινος Ancient Greek
- μύκης Ancient Greek
- ἀσκός Ancient Greek
- *mew-k- Proto-Indo-European
- μύκητας Greek (modern)
- -myces Translingual
- -mycota Translingual