Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entophyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-to-phyte
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant or fungus growing as a parasite within another organism.

Etymology

From ento- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ento
Suffix: phyte

Inflected Forms

entophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

entophytic entophytous

Synonyms

endophyte

Questions

What does entophyte mean?: Any plant or fungus growing as a parasite within another organism.
Where does entophyte come from?: From ento- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”).

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