obsolete growth of host on or near symbiont surface https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/18786 true OBSOLETE. The increase in size or mass of an organism occurring on or near the exterior of its symbiont organism. The symbiont is defined as the smaller of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction. This term was obsoleted because it represents both a process and a location. growth of organism on or near symbiont surface GO:0044151 jl 2009-08-06T03:16:19Z biological_process