"endophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: endophytes [plural]
Etymology: endo- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{confix|en|endo|phyte|t1=inside|t2=plant}} endo- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} endophyte (plural endophytes)
  1. Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant Wikipedia link: endophyte Synonyms: entophyte Related terms: endophytic, endosymbiont Translations (Translations): endofyt [masculine] (Dutch)

Inflected forms

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