endophyte en · NOUN
Etymology
From endo- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”). The -phyte suffix refers to the microorganism, not the plant within which it grows.
Meanings
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Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.
Take a grass from salty coastal soils, grow it without its fungal endophytes, and it won't be able to survive in its natural salty habitat.
2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 157:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| endophytes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
fr endophyte (Translations) · ru эндофи́т (Translations) · nl endofyt (Translations)