mycorrhiza
noun
my·cor·rhi·za
ˌmī-kə-ˈrī-zə 
plural mycorrhizae
ˌmī-kə-ˈrī-ˌzē
also mycorrhizas
also mycorrhizas
: the symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of a seed plant
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The fancy name for the nexus of Mueller’s research is arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis — or, the friendly partnership between plants and fungi.
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Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Intertwining their root systems, the plant converts light into sugar through photosynthesis and passes the sugars down to the mycorrhiza.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
The way plants and fungi work together is through a symbiotic association known as a mycorrhiza.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
And perhaps more important, as plants pull carbon from the air, their roots inject some of it into the soil, feeding microorganisms and fungi called mycorrhiza.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2018
There are many relationships between plants, insects and soil organisms specific to each community; one very specific and important relationship to the community is mycorrhiza.
—Patrice Hanlon, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2017
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Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Intertwining their root systems, the plant converts light into sugar through photosynthesis and passes the sugars down to the mycorrhiza.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
The way plants and fungi work together is through a symbiotic association known as a mycorrhiza.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
And perhaps more important, as plants pull carbon from the air, their roots inject some of it into the soil, feeding microorganisms and fungi called mycorrhiza.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2018
There are many relationships between plants, insects and soil organisms specific to each community; one very specific and important relationship to the community is mycorrhiza.
—Patrice Hanlon, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2017
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“Mycorrhiza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mycorrhiza. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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mycorrhiza
noun
my·cor·rhi·za
ˌmī-kə-ˈrī-zə
plural mycorrhizae
-ˌzē
also mycorrhizas
also mycorrhizas
: the joining of a fungus and the root of a plant in which the fungus grows around or through the root providing nutrients and water to it and receiving food from it
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