Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.

    Symbiose

    симбио́зsimbióz

    симбіо́зsymbióz

  2. (countable, uncountable)The close and long-term relationship or interaction between two or more different species.

    the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other

  3. The close and long-term relationship or interaction between two or more different species.

    (countable, especially, uncountable)The close and long-term relationship or interaction between two or more different species in which all organisms benefit; mutualism.

    Bees and flowers display symbiosis. The bees get nectar and the flowers get pollinated.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The state of people of different types, races, cultures, communities, etc., living together.

  5. (countable, uncountable)The occurrence of two different or opposing things in the same time and place.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Furthermore, it was a magical moment of total symbiosis.

  2. We need to learn to live in symbiosis with our ecosystem again.

  3. Language and culture live together in perfect symbiosis as if they are an indivisible unit.

  4. Seki is a sort of symbiosis where two live groups share liberties which neither of them can fill without dying.

    ruСеки - это своего рода симбиоз, в котором две живые группы разделяют свободы, которые ни одна из них не может выполнить, не умирая. — carlosalberto

    deSeki ist eine Art Symbiose, bei der zwei lebende Gruppen Freiheiten gemeinsam haben, die keiner von ihnen ausfüllen kann, ohne zu sterben. — carlosalberto

  5. Truffles are fungi that live in symbiosis with the roots of several plants, such as oaks, nut trees, beeches, poplars, and willows.

    ruТрюфель — это гриб, живущий в симбиозе с корнями некоторых растений, например, дуба, орешника, бука, тополя и ивы. — Wezel

Translations

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Origin

From Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis, “living together”). By surface analysis, sym- + -

From Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis, “living together”). By surface analysis, sym- + -biosis.

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Forms

plural: symbioses
Singularsymbiosis
Pluralsymbioses

irregular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other:mutualism

Word family

19 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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