mycobiont

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Etymology

From myco- +‎ -biont. First attested in 1957.[1]

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Noun

mycobiont (plural mycobionts)

  1. (lichenology) A fungus that is a constituent of a lichen; a fungal symbiont.
    Hypernym: symbiont
    Coordinate terms: cyanobiont, phycobiont < photobiont; schizobiont

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References

  1. ^ Scott, G. D. (1957), “Lichen Terminology”, in Nature, volume 179, number 4557, →DOI, →PMID, pages 486–487

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