Biotrophic is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Biotrophic in a sentence
Biotrophic meaning
Describing a parasite or symbiont that needs its host in order to stay alive.
Using Biotrophic
- The main meaning on this page is: Describing a parasite or symbiont that needs its host in order to stay alive.
Context around Biotrophic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Biotrophic
- In this selection, "biotrophic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, relationship and lifestyle stand out and add context to how "biotrophic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of a biotrophic relationship would and saprotrophic and biotrophic lifestyle of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "biotrophic" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with biotrophic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An example of a biotrophic relationship would be a tick feeding on the blood of its host. (17 words)
This genome analysis revealed the dual saprotrophic and biotrophic lifestyle of the mycorrhizal fungus that enables it to grow within both soil and living plant roots. (26 words)
This genome analysis revealed the dual saprotrophic and biotrophic lifestyle of the mycorrhizal fungus that enables it to grow within both soil and living plant roots. (26 words)
An example of a biotrophic relationship would be a tick feeding on the blood of its host. (17 words)
Example sentences (2)
An example of a biotrophic relationship would be a tick feeding on the blood of its host.
This genome analysis revealed the dual saprotrophic and biotrophic lifestyle of the mycorrhizal fungus that enables it to grow within both soil and living plant roots.