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Definition of: mycotrophism
(mī′kō·trō′fiz·əm) noun Bot.
The nutrition of the higher plants by the aid of fungi on their roots and in their leaves; nourishment by mycorrhiza. [<MYCO- + Gk. trophē nutrition]
—my′co·tro′phic adjective
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