n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sim-b ē - ' ō -s ə s, - ˌ b ī -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -bi · o · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from German Symbiose, from Greek symbi ō sis state of living together, from symbioun to live together, from symbios living together, from syn- + bios life ― more at QUICK
Date: 1622
1 : the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) especially : MUTUALISM
2 : a cooperative relationship (as between two persons or groups) <the symbiosis ⋯ between the resident population and the immigrants ― John Geipel>
– sym · bi · ot · ic \ - ' ä-tik \ adjective
– sym · bi · ot · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb