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PRONUNCIATION OF MYCOTROPHIC

mycotrophic  [ˌmaɪkəʊˈtrɒfɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYCOTROPHIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mycotrophic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MYCOTROPHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mycotrophic

Mycotroph

A mycotroph is a plant that gets all or part of its carbon, water, or nutrient supply through symbiotic association with fungi. The term can refer to plants that engage in either of two distinct symbioses with fungi: ▪ Many mycotrophs have a mutualistic association with fungi in any of several forms of mycorrhiza. The majority of plant species are mycotrophic in this sense. ▪ Some mycotrophs are parasitic upon fungi in an association known as myco-heterotrophy.

Definition of mycotrophic in the English dictionary

The definition of mycotrophic in the dictionary is symbiotic with a fungus, esp a mycorrhizal fungus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYCOTROPHIC


adrenocorticotrophic
əˌdriːnəʊˌkɔːtəkəʊˈtrɒfɪk
atrophic
əˈtrɒfɪk
autotrophic
ˌɔːtəˈtrɒfɪk
auxotrophic
ˌɔːksəˈtrɒfɪk
chemoheterotrophic
ˌkiːməʊˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk
dystrophic
dɪsˈtrɒfɪk
eutrophic
juːˈtrɒfɪk
gonadotrophic
ˌɡɒnədəʊˈtrɒfɪk
heterotrophic
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk
hypertrophic
ˌhaɪpəˈtrɒfɪk
lymphotrophic
ˌlɪmfəˈtrɒfɪk
mesotrophic
ˌmɛsəʊˈtrɒfɪk
necrotrophic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈtrɒfɪk
neurotrophic
ˌnjʊərəˈtrɒfɪk
oligotrophic
ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈtrɒfɪk
photoautotrophic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌɔːtəʊˈtrɒfɪk
phototrophic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrɒfɪk
prototrophic
ˌprəʊtəˈtrɒfɪk
trophic
ˈtrɒfɪk
zootrophic
ˌzəʊəˈtrɒfɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYCOTROPHIC

mycophile
mycoplasma
mycoplasmal
mycoplasmata
mycoplasmoses
mycoplasmosis
mycorhiza
mycorhizae
mycorhizal
mycorrhiza
mycorrhizae
mycorrhizal
mycosis
Mycostatin
mycotic
mycotoxicology
mycotoxicoses
mycotoxicosis
mycotoxin
mycovirus

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYCOTROPHIC

anthroposophic
antistrophic
apostrophic
catastrophic
corticotrophic
diastrophic
geographic
geostrophic
heterostrophic
mixotrophic
monostrophic
octastrophic
pansophic
philosophic
polytrophic
saprotrophic
somatotrophic
strophic
theosophic
thyrotrophic
unphilosophic

Synonyms and antonyms of mycotrophic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mycotrophic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYCOTROPHIC

Find out the translation of mycotrophic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mycotrophic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mycotrophic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mycotrophic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

micotrófica
570 millions of speakers

English

mycotrophic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mycotrophic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mycotrophic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микотрофных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mycotrophic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mycotrophic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mycotrophe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mikotropik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mycotrophic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mycotrophic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mycotrophic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mycotrophic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mycotrophic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mycotrophic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायकोट्रोफिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mycotrophic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mycotrophic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mycotrophic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікотрофності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mycotrophic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mycotrophic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mycotrophic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mycotrophic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mycotrophic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mycotrophic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYCOTROPHIC»

The term «mycotrophic» is used very little and occupies the 187.436 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYCOTROPHIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mycotrophic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mycotrophic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mycotrophic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYCOTROPHIC»

Discover the use of mycotrophic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mycotrophic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Terrestrial Orchids: From Seed to Mycotrophic Plant
This book contains a detailed survey of the biology of terrestrial orchids, from seed dispersal to establishment and life of the adult plant.
Hanne N. Rasmussen, 1995
2
Orchid Biology VIII: Reviews and Perspectives. 8
Despite the fact that the transition to a reproductive stage by mycotrophic orchids is accompanied by the appearance of an above ground shoot the trophic nature of the plant does change because the above ground organs are incapable of ...
Tiiu Kull, Joseph Arditti, 2002
3
The Fungal Community: Its Organization and Role in the ...
The AM fungi under the oak, however, was less effective at promoting growth of an AM mycotrophic seedling (Lovelock and Miller, 2002). The flip side of this dynamic has been observed, where ectomycorrhizal seedlings enjoy inoculum ...
John Dighton, James F. White Jr., James White, 2005
4
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION
All plant species generally fall into three broad categories: highly mycotrophic, facultatively mycotrophic and non-mycotrophic. Highly mycotrophic host plants such as those belonging to the families Leguminosae, Rosaceae and Alliaceae ...
‎2002
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Mycorrhiza: Role and Applications /.
Attempts have been made to study the basis of incompatibility between non- mycotrophic plant species and the AM fungi, expecting that the apparent non- host resistant may explain the nature of signaling processes used by the mycotrophic ...
V. S. Mehrotra, 2005
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Plants: Diversity and Evolution
Mycotrophic plants evolved independently of parasitic plants. Those flowering plants of forests that do not occur in gaps and along streambanks tend to be reduced in stature and have reduced chlorophyll in keeping with their shady, ...
Martin Ingrouille, Bill Eddie, 2006
7
The Ecology of Mycorrhizae
The addition of VA mycorrhizal fungi in the field improved the ability of mycotrophic grasses to extract soil water when competing with annual weeds (E. Allen & M. Allen, 1986) but no differences due to mycorrhizae in nutrient composition were ...
Michael F. Allen, 1991
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Mycorrhiza: Structure, Function, Molecular Biology, and ...
In a recent study of mycorrhiza dependency, Habte and Manjunath (1991) used Brassica nigra as a non-mycotrophic reference species to determine the response of several Leucaena and Sesbania species to Glomus aggregatum at various ...
Ajit Varma, Bertold Hock, 1999
9
Parasitic Orobanchaceae: Parasitic Mechanisms and Control ...
In general, it seems that in legumes, SL production is promoted only under low phosphate but not under nitrogen deficiency, whereas in other mycotrophic plants, nitrogen deficiency also promotes SL production (K. Yoneyama, unpublished ...
Daniel M. Joel, Jonathan Gressel, Lytton J. Musselman, 2013
10
Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystems: Biogeographical and ...
Nonmycorrhizal species reject mycorrhizal association either because it is incompatible with their physiology, or in order to favour their persistence in competition with mycotrophic species (Janos, 1980b). They are the only species which are ...
H. Lieth, M.J.A. Werger, 2012

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYCOTROPHIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mycotrophic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Where the Wild (and Cultivated) Orchids Bloom
Here's a link to a description of mycotrophic plants–not just orchids, but several other taxonomic groups have evolved in this direction: ... «A News Cafe, Jun 12»
2
Freaky, sneaky parasitic plants live off others
Mycotrophic plants were considered saprophytes that live on decaying matter, but the label fell out of favor as more was learned about the ... «Record-Searchlight, Feb 12»
3
Where the Wild (and Cultivated) Orchids Bloom: An Interview with …
Here's a link to a description of mycotrophic plants–not just orchids, but several other taxonomic groups have evolved in this direction: ... «A News Cafe, Jun 10»
4
Mycorrhiza: Bio-fertilizer for the future
... this technology with our own mycotrophic plants available in our country only. The inoculum is ready for distribution among the farmers.”. «The Daily Star, Apr 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mycotrophic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mycotrophic>. Apr 2024 ».
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