parasymbiosis in British English
(ˌpærəˌsɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs, ˌpærəˌsɪmbaɪˈəʊsɪs)
nounWord forms: plural -ses (-siːz)the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens (which are themselves symbiotic associations between a fungus and an alga)
Derived forms
parasymbiont (ˌparaˈsymbiont) noun
parasymbiotic (ˌparaˌsymbiˈotic) adjective