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endophytic
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endophytic /en·do·phyt·ic/ (en″do-fit´ik)
1. pertaining to an endophyte.
2. growing inward; proliferating on the interior of an organ or structure.

endophytic
[en′dōfit′ik]
Etymology: Gk, endon + phyton, plant
pertaining to the tendency to grow inward, such as a tumor that grows into the wall of a hollow organ.

endophytic (en″dofit´ik),
adj growing inward or on the inner surface of a structure.

endophytic
1. pertaining to an endophyte.
2. growing inward; proliferating on the interior of an organ or structure.

endophytic fungus
fungal species living as symbionts within the tissues of pasture grasses including Neotyphodium (Acremonium) spp. in Festuca and Lolium spp.


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