English dictionary · noun

symbiosis

interaction between two different organisms living in close association

Meaning and definitions

1. interaction between two different organisms living in close association

Connected roots

• syn-

  with, together

• bio-

  life

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• synonym

  a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another

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