endophyte

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛndəʊˌfaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en′də fīt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•do•phyte  (en′də fīt′),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Botanya plant living within another plant, usually as a parasite.
  • 1825–35; endo- + -phyte
en•do•phyt•ic  (en′də fit′ik),USA pronunciation adj.  en′do•phyt′i•cal•ly, adv. 
en•doph•y•tous  (en dof′i təs),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
endophyte /ˈɛndəʊˌfaɪt/ n
  1. a fungus, or occasionally an alga or other organism, that lives within a plant
endophytic /ˌɛndəʊˈfɪtɪk/ adj
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