mutualism
noun
a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.
mutualistic
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a word derived from
mutualism.
Example Sentences
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"This is an important clue for better understanding the mutualistic relationships between humans and animals that resulted in domestication."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
By looking at carbon isotopes in Mycena, the researchers were able to conclude that these fungi are saprotrophic decomposers, as well as mutualistic.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023
For example, as trees and mutualistic fungi work together, a larger proportion of heavy nitrogen isotopes are left in the fungi, as heavy isotopes are more difficult to move.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023
Particular species of bacteria and fungi have evolved along with certain plants to create a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with roots.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
As the relations between ants and the various Homoptera have been regarded as mutualistic, it may be well to marshal the facts which seem to warrant this interpretation.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
