parasymbiosis
/ˌparəsɪmbʌɪˈəʊsɪs/ /ˌparəsɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs/Biology
noun
Originally: a relationship in which a lichen supports another lichen or fungal species growing in close association with it, without apparent disadvantage. Later more widely: a commensal or other association short of full mutualistic symbiosis.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. From para- + symbiosis, after German Parasymbiose.
- non-acting
- non-actinic
- non-action
- non-active
- non-adaptive
- non-adaptively
- non-adaptiveness
- non-addictive
- nonadditive
- nonadditivity
- non-address
- nonadjustable
- non-admissible
- non-admission
- non-adult
- non-affective
- nonage
- nonagenarian
- nonagesimal
- non-aggression
- nonagon
- nonagonal
- non-alcoholic
- non-algorithmic
- non-aligned