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Meaning of endophyte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français endophyte
Nederlands endofyt
Русский эндофи́т

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

endophyticity endophytism endopinacocyte endopinacocytes endopinacoderm endoplasm

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