endophyte

== English == === Etymology === From endo- (“inside”) +‎ -phyte (“plant, growth”). The -phyte suffix refers to the microorganism, not the plant within which it grows. === Noun === endophyte (plural endophytes) Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant. ==== Synonyms ==== entophyte ==== Related terms ==== endophytic ==== Translations ==== === See also === endosymbiont