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endophyte

endophyte noun: any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.

Noun

endophyte (plural endophytes)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    entophyte

endophyte meaning in Tamil

endophyte in Tamil

அகவாழ் தாவரம்

Synonyms of endophyte

Forms of endophyte

pluralendophytes

Origin of endophyte

From endo- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”). The -phyte suffix refers to the microorganism, not the plant within which it grows.

Questions about endophyte

What does endophyte mean?
Endophyte means any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.
What is endophyte in Tamil?
Endophyte in Tamil is அகவாழ் தாவரம். See Endophyte meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is endophyte?
Endophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of endophyte?
The plural of endophyte is endophytes.

Words near endophyte in the dictionary

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

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