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ectotrophic mycorrhiza

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/ ˌɛktəʊˈtrɒfɪk /

noun

  1. Also called: ectomycorrhiza.  botany a type of mycorrhiza, typical of temperate and Boreal trees, in which the fungus forms a layer on the outside of the roots of the plant Compare endotrophic mycorrhiza

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