mycophilic

English

Etymology

From myco- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

mycophilic (comparative more mycophilic, superlative most mycophilic)

1. Having or relating to mycophilia, the love of mushrooms or fungi.
   • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 231:

     Mycophilic cultures were descendants of those who had worshipped mushrooms.

2. (mycology, of fungi) Commonly found in an interspecific relationship with another fungus.

Related terms

• mycophile
• mycophilia