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ectotrophic
adjective ec·to·tro·phic \ˌek-tə-ˈtrō-fik\
Definition of ECTOTROPHIC
of a mycorrhiza : growing in a close web on the surface of the associated root — compare endotrophic
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First Known Use of ECTOTROPHIC
circa 1889
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