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my·cor·rhi·za noun also my·co·rhi·za \ˌmīkəˈrīzə\ (plural my·corrhi·zae \-rīˌzē\ ; or mycorrhizas) Etymology: New Latin, from myc- + -rhiza : the symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus (as various basidiomycetes and ascomycetes) with the roots of a seed plant (as various conifers, beeches, heaths, and orchids) in which the hyphae form an interwoven mass investing the root tips or penetrate the parenchyma of the root — compare ectotrophic, endotrophic • my·cor·rhi·zal also my·co·rhi·zal \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rīzəl\ adjective |