mycorrhizaladj.
/ˌmʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈrʌɪz(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkoʊˈraɪz(ə)l/ Botany.
Of the nature of or relating to a mycorrhiza; associated with mycorrhizas.
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mouldy1579
predacious1713
mucedinous1854
mucorinous1857
ustilaginous1857
mucoraceous1862
mucorioid1865
uredinous1865
mucorinious1874
mucorine1880
autoecious1882
heteroecious1882
metoecious1882
metoxenous1887
uredine1889
ustilagineous1889
mycorrhizal1900
mycorrhizic1904
sphacelial1909
rhynchosporium1918
mucorine1942
1900 Science 23 Feb. 303/1 (heading) The roots and mycorhizal adaptations of the Monotropaceæ.
1926 A. G. Tansley & T. F. Chipp Aims & Methods Study Vegetation ix. 158 Mycorrhizal fungi may be divided roughly into endotrophic and ectotrophic.
1973 Nature 7 Dec. 366/2 The necessity (or not) of raising nursery seedlings under conditions conducive to mycorrhizal infection, are discussed.
1994 Beautiful Brit. Columbia Summer 30/2 Some mushrooms are mycorrhizal, giving minerals to trees in return for sugar and other nourishment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1900