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title: symbiotic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «symbiotic» in the school dictionary: Symbiotic describes a close relationship between two different kinds of living things that live together, especially one where both are helped: bees and flowers, clownfish and sea anemones. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# symbiotic

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Symbiotic, living things, things, farm, Clownfish, gut · **What happens:** describe, live together, help, have, digest, be · **To what, where:** close relationship, one, relationship, each, symbiotic relationship, symbiotic bacteria

<!-- .vabout -->
«symbiotic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [symbiotic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/symbiotic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Symbiotic describes a close relationship between two different kinds of living things that live together, especially one where both are helped: bees and flowers, clownfish and sea anemones.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:m1:1
# text = Symbiotic describes a close relationship between two different kinds of living things that live together, especially one where both are helped: bees and flowers, clownfish and sea anemones.
1	Symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	together	together	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	22	nsubj	_	_
19	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	22	advmod	_	_
20	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	nsubj	_	_
21	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	helped	help	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
24	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	clownfish	clownfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	anemones	anemone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Symbiotic | a close relationship  bees and flowers and clownfish and sea anemones |  |  |  | between two different kinds of living things | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent relationship=Theme |
| 2 | **live together** | present | living things |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **help** | present · passive |  | one |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Symbiotic also describes any relationship between people, groups or things that help each other.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:m2:1
# text = Symbiotic also describes any relationship between people, groups or things that help each other.
1	Symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	13	obj	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present |  | any relationship |  |  |  | between people and groups or things | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent relationship=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present | things | each |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Beneficiary |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"The farm and the village had a symbiotic relationship."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:m2e:1
# text = "The farm and the village had a symbiotic relationship."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | past | the farm and the village | a symbiotic relationship |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relationship=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clownfish and sea anemones have a symbiotic relationship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:x1:1
# text = Clownfish and sea anemones have a symbiotic relationship.
1	Clownfish	clownfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	anemones	anemone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Clownfish and sea anemones | a symbiotic relationship |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relationship=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our gut has symbiotic bacteria that help digest food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:x2:1
# text = Our gut has symbiotic bacteria that help digest food.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	gut	gut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our gut | symbiotic bacteria |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacterium=Patient |
| 2 | **help** | present | symbiotic bacteria |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **digest** | infinitive | symbiotic bacteria *not said here* | food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lichen is a symbiotic partnership of a fungus and an alga.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:x3:1
# text = A lichen is a symbiotic partnership of a fungus and an alga.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lichen	lichen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	partnership	partnership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fungus	fungus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	alga	alga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lichen | a symbiotic partnership |  |  |  | of a fungus and a alga | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bees and flowers are symbiotic: bees get food, flowers get pollinated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:x4:1
# text = Bees and flowers are symbiotic: bees get food, flowers get pollinated.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	pollinated	pollinate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bees and flowers |  |  |  |  | symbiotic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | bees | food |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer food=Stimulus |
| 3 | **pollinate** | present · passive |  | flowers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop and the café next door have a symbiotic relationship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:x5:1
# text = The shop and the café next door have a symbiotic relationship.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the shop and the café next door | a symbiotic relationship |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relationship=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cleaner fish eat parasites from bigger fish in a symbiotic deal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:x6:1
# text = Cleaner fish eat parasites from bigger fish in a symbiotic deal.
1	Cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	parasites	parasite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Cleaner fish | parasites |  | a symbiotic deal |  | from bigger fish | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parasite=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coral lives in a symbiotic relationship with tiny algae.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symbiotic:x7:1
# text = Coral lives in a symbiotic relationship with tiny algae.
1	Coral	coral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	symbiotic	symbiotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	algae	alga	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Coral |  |  | a symbiotic relationship with tiny algae |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in relationship=Location |

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