nonsymbiotic
/nɑnsɪmbaɪˈɑtɪk/
adjective
- Not involving a close, long-term relationship between two different organisms; not symbiotic.
- Nonsymbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria do not depend on host plants.
- Many bacteria are nonsymbiotic and live freely in the environment.
- The two plants grew near each other but had a nonsymbiotic relationship.
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