endophyte

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

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

词形变化

endophytes plural

词源

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