nutricism

noun

nu·​tri·​cism

ˈn(y)ü‧trəˌsizəm

plural -s

: symbiosis in which one organism is nourished or protected by the other without apparently being of reciprocal benefit : commensalism

Word History

Etymology

probably from (assumed) New Latin nutricismus, from Latin nutric-, nutrix nurse + -ismus -ism

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