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endophyte

[ en-duh-fahyt ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. a plant living within another plant, usually as a parasite.

endophyte

/ ˈɛndəʊˌfaɪt; ˌɛndəʊˈfɪtɪk /

noun

  1. a fungus, or occasionally an alga or other organism, that lives within a plant

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Derived Forms

  • ˌendoˈphytically, adverb
  • endophytic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • en·do·phyt·ic [en-d, uh, -, fit, -ik], adjective
  • endo·phyti·cal·ly adverb
  • en·doph·y·tous [en-, dof, -i-t, uh, s], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of endophyte1

First recorded in 1825–35; endo- + -phyte

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