endophyte

[ en-duh-fahyt ]
/ ˈɛn dəˌfaɪt /

noun Botany.

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

Origin of endophyte

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

OTHER WORDS FROM endophyte

en·do·phyt·ic [en-duh-fit-ik] /ˌɛn dəˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective en·do·phyt·i·cal·ly, adverb en·doph·y·tous [en-dof-i-tuh s] /ɛnˈdɒf ɪ təs/, adjective

Words nearby endophyte

endophagous, endophasia, endophlebitis, endophora, endophthalmitis, endophyte, endoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, endopodite, endopolyploidy, endoproct

British Dictionary definitions for endophyte

endophyte
/ (ˈɛndəʊˌfaɪt) /

noun

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

Derived forms of endophyte

endophytic (ˌɛndəʊˈfɪtɪk), adjective endophytically, adverb

Medical definitions for endophyte

endophyte
[ ĕn′də-fīt′ ]

n.

A plant parasite living inside another organism.

Other words from endophyte

en′do•phyt′ic (-dō-fĭt′ĭk) adj.