endophyte

[ en-duh-fahyt ]

noun

, Botany.

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

endophyte

/ ˈɛndəʊˌfaɪt; ˌɛndəʊˈfɪtɪk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌendoˈphytically, adverb
• endophytic, adjective

Other Words From

• en·do·phyt·ic [en-d, uh, -, fit, -ik], adjective
• endo·phyti·cal·ly adverb
• en·doph·y·tous [en-, dof, -i-t, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endophyte¹

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