parasymbiosis

British

/ ˌpærəˌsɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs /

noun

the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens (which are themselves symbiotic associations between a fungus and an alga)

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Other Word Forms

parasymbiont

noun
parasymbiotic

adjective

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