mycorrhiza
noun
mycorrhiza is spelled M-Y-C-O-R-R-H-I-Z-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mycorrhiza means “A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mycorrhiza is mycorrhizas or mycorrhizae.
How many letters and syllables are in mycorrhiza?
| Letters | 10: M-Y-C-O-R-R-H-I-Z-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mycorrhiza?
Mycorrhiza appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mycorrhiza?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-mycorrhiza.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mycorrhiza
- mycorrhizas plural
- mycorrhizae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mycorrhiza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.
Alternatively, inoculations of a disturbed site with native or exotic fungi facilitate formation of mycorrhizae in a shorter period, given certain circumstances.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mycorrhiza in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mycorrhiza come from?
From myco- + Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).