[mahy-kuh-rahy-zuh] 
[-zee] , -zas. Plant Pathology. | a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus, esp. a basidiomycete, with the roots of certain plants, in which the hyphae form a closely woven mass around the rootlets or penetrate the cells of the root. |
| my·cor·rhi·za or my·co·rhi·za (mī'kə-rī'zə) n. pl. my·cor·rhi·zae or my·co·rhi·zae (-zē) or my·cor·rhi·zas or my·co·rhi·zas The symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of certain plants, such as conifers, beeches, or orchids. [myco- + Greek rhiza, root; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.] my'cor·rhi'zal adj. |
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