ectotrophic

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

/ ˌɛk təˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk /

adjective

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

Nearby words

ectosteal, ectostosis, ectotherm, ectothermic, ectothrix, ectotrophic, ectotrophic mycorrhiza, ectozoan, ectozoic, ectozoon, ectrin

Compare endotrophic.

Origin of ectotrophic

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

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