endophyte
noun
a plant living within another plant, usually as a parasite.
endophytous
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a word derived from
endophyte.
Example Sentences
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Stuffing in this way with cotton is of especial advantage in the case of certain of the large endophytous insects which grease badly.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by C. V. Riley
In Hymenoptera the families Formicidæ, Mutillidæ, and the endophytous Tenthredinidæ verdigris very rapidly, and most Diptera also.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by C. V. Riley
This verdigrising is associated with what is known as greasing, and this, as just indicated, is also associated with endophytous larval life.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by C. V. Riley
