noun
also my·co·rhi·za ˌmīkəˈrīzə
( plural my·corrhi·zae -rīˌzē ; or mycorrhizas )
Etymology: New Latin, from myc- + -rhiza
: the symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus (as various basidiomycetes and ascomycetes) with the roots of a seed plant (as various conifers, beeches, heaths, and orchids) in which the hyphae form an interwoven mass investing the root tips or penetrate the parenchyma of the root — compare ectotrophic , endotrophic
• my·cor·rhi·zal also my·co·rhi·zal | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rīzəl adjective