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ectotrophic

[ek-tuh-trof-ik, -troh-fik]

adjective

  1. (of a mycorrhiza) growing outside the root or between the cells.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of ectotrophic1

First recorded in 1925–30; ecto- + -trophic

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ectothermectotrophic mycorrhiza