mutualistic

English

Etymology

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.

Related terms

• mutualism