"Wood Wide Web" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Wood Wide Web [canonical]
Etymology: Blend of wood + World Wide Web. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wood|World Wide Web}} Blend of wood + World Wide Web Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Wood Wide Web}} the Wood Wide Web
  1. (ecology) Mycorrhizal networks, that is networks of fungi that connect trees, collectively. Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-Wood_Wide_Web-en-name-5RzDNtTf Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

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