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  • noun biology The fungus that is a component of a lichen

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myco- + -biont

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  • Those attributes are that the mycobiont fungus provides moisture and minerals, and the photobiont alga provides photosynthetic nutrition.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

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