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myco-heterotrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
my-co-heterotroph-ic
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a plant, obtaining all or part of its nutrients by parasitizing fungi rather than through photosynthesis.

Etymology

From myco- + heterotrophic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more myco-heterotrophic (comparative) most myco-heterotrophic (superlative)

Phrases

myco-heterotrophy

Frequently Paired Words

myco-heterotrophy

Questions

What does myco-heterotrophic mean?
Of a plant, obtaining all or part of its nutrients by parasitizing fungi rather than through photosynthesis.
Where does myco-heterotrophic come from?
From myco- + heterotrophic.

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