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Endophyte

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

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

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entophytenoun	(ecology) Any plant or fungus growing as a parasite within another organism.
endophytismnoun	The condition of being endophytic
ectophytenoun	(biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism
endophyticitynoun	The condition of being endophytic
endospherenoun	(biology) All the endophytes of a plant
phytopathogennoun	(biology) Any organism that is pathogenic to plants
phytophilenoun	A person who is especially interested in plants
entomophytenoun	(ecology) Any plant growing as a parasite within an insect or its larva
phytobacteriumnoun	A bacterium that lives in or on a plant.
exophytenoun	(biology) Any external plant parasite.
phytosymbiontnoun	A symbiont that is a plant
phytophilnoun	(biology) Alternative form of phytophile. [(biology) Any organism that thrives around plants]
phytofungusnoun	(biology) A fungus that grows on plants, typically on trees
mycosymbiontnoun	(biology) Any fungus that has a symbiotic relationship with a plant
phorophytenoun	(botany) Any plant on which an epiphyte grows
exopathogennoun	An external non-invasive plant pathogen
biophytenoun	(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
heterophytenoun	(biology) Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes
phytonematodenoun	(biology) Any nematode that lives on a plant
phytophagannoun	Any organism that eats plants.

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