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endophytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
en-do-phyt-ic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to an endophyte.

adj

Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.

Etymology

Etymology tree English endophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English endophytic From endophyte + -ic.

Derived Forms

endophytically endophyticity

Frequently Paired Words

exophytic

Questions

What does endophytic mean?
Of or relating to an endophyte.
Where does endophytic come from?
Etymology tree English endophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English endophytic From endophyte + -ic.

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