ectotrophic
[ ek-tuh-trof-ik, -troh-fik ]
/ ˌɛk təˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk /
adjective
(of a mycorrhiza) growing outside the root or between the cells.
Words nearby ectotrophic
ectosteal, ectostosis, ectotherm, ectothermic, ectothrix, ectotrophic, ectotrophic mycorrhiza, ectozoan, ectozoic, ectozoon, ectrin
Compare endotrophic.
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