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endophyllous

endophyllous adjective: inside leaf or sheath.

Adjective

endophyllous (not comparable)

  1. Inside leaf or sheath.
    • an endophyllous parasite lives within the leaf

Origin of endophyllous

From endo- + phyllous.

Questions about endophyllous

What does endophyllous mean?
Endophyllous means inside leaf or sheath.
What part of speech is endophyllous?
Endophyllous is an adjective.

Words near endophyllous in the dictionary

  1. endophthalmia
  2. endophthalmias
  3. endophthalmites
  4. endophthalmitides
  5. endophthalmitis
  6. endophyllous
  7. endophytal
  8. endophyte
  9. endophytes
  10. endophytic
  11. endophytical

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