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Definition of: endophyte
(en′dō·fīt) noun Bot.
A plant living within another organism, usually as a parasite, as certain algae and fungi. Also spelled entophyte.
—en′do·phy′tal adjective
—en′do·phyt′ic (-fit′ik) adjective
—en′do·phyt′i·cal·ly adverb
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