Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

endophyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: en-do-phyte
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: endo
Suffix: phyte

Inflected Forms

endophytes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

endophytic endosymbiont

Synonyms

entophyte

Questions

What does endophyte mean?: Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.
Where does endophyte come from?: From endo- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”). The -phyte suffix refers to the microorganism, not the plant within which it grows.

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