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mutualism (s) (noun), mutualisms (pl)
A relationship between two different organisms which benefits both of them and doesn't harm either one: Apparently there is a mutualism between lichens, or fungi, and algae because the fungi provide a protective structure and the algae produce carbohydrates as food for the fungi.
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