In message , Jeff Layman
writes
Nick Maclaren wrote:

Aside (not to you): God. British botanical loons, again. So
ignorant that they pluralise the obviously Greek-derived word
"mycorrhiza" to "mycorrhizae". And the OED confirms that it is
precisely a British botanical delusion.


Seems that mycorrhizae is in common use. Probably far more so than
mycorrhizas. (Would you prefer "mycorrhizata"?)

About 2 to 1 on the evidence of Google. (198,000 vs 92,300.)

I haven't trusted the OED since "monied" was disallowed on Countdown...


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Stewart Robert Hinsley