mutualistic

mutualistic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English mutual
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English -istic
English mutualistic

    From mutual + -istic.

    Adjective

    mutualistic (comparative more mutualistic, superlative most mutualistic)

    1. (biology) Mutually beneficial.
      • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 234:
        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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