mycorrhiza

noun

The symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of a plant, as is found in the majority of vascular plants.

noun

A fungus-mycelium which invests the roots of certain phænogams, especially Cupuliferæ and some other forest-trees.

noun

A symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.