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symbiotic

[sim-bee-ot-ik, -bahy-] / ˌsɪm biˈɒt ɪk, -baɪ- /






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That finding indicates that the worm can tap into the PHA reserves stored inside its symbiotic bacteria.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

"It really changed my perspective towards plants," he said, his expressive face lighting up as he explained mycorrhiza, a symbiotic association between fungi and plant roots.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

In a late 2025 interview with the Journal, Trump said the relationship was symbiotic in some ways.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Mainstays embrace the symbiotic relationship between reality shows, even those aired by different networks.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

If my organelles are really symbiotic bacteria, colonizing me, what’s to prevent them from catching a virus, or if they have such a thing as lysogeny, from conveying a phage to other organelles?

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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