symbiosis
symbiosis /ˌsɪm.baɪˈəʊ.sɪs/ aep /-ˈoʊ-/ noun [U]
1 F0 SPECIALIZED a relationship between two types of animal or plant in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence Thesaurus+: ↑Essential or necessary2 F0 a relationship between people or organizations that depend on each other equally Thesaurus+: ↑Essential or necessarysymbiotic /-ˈɒt.ɪk/ aep /-ˈɑː.t̬ɪk/ adjective SPECIALIZED
► F0» a symbiotic relationshipThesaurus+: ↑Essential or necessarysymbiotically /-ˈɒt.ɪ.kəl.i/ aep /-ɑː.t̬ɪ.kəl.i/ adverb SPECIALIZED
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