Mycelium vs. Mycorrhiza — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mycelium and Mycorrhiza
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Mycelium
Mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus or fungus-like bacterial colony, consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. The mass of hyphae is sometimes called shiro, especially within the fairy ring fungi.
Mycorrhiza
A mycorrhiza (from Greek μύκης mýkēs, "fungus", and ῥίζα rhiza, "root"; pl. mycorrhizae, mycorrhiza or mycorrhizas) is a mutual symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant.
Mycelium
The vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae.
Mycorrhiza
The symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of a plant, as is found in the majority of vascular plants.
Mycelium
A similar mass of fibers formed by certain bacteria.
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Mycorrhiza
A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant.
Mycelium
The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
Mycelium
The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn.
Mycelium
The vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
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