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mutualistic

adj

Etymology

From mutual + -istic.

  1. derived from mūtuus
  2. borrowed from mutuel
  3. suffixed as mutualistic — “mutual + istic”

Definitions

  1. Mutually beneficial.

    • Mutualistic relationships, such as those that give rise to lichens, or plants' relationships with mycorrhizal fungi, were curious exceptions to the rule—where they were acknowledged to exist at all.

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