Word: endophytic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: en
do
phy
tic
Definition: Of or relating to an endophyte; an endosymbiont, often a bacterium or fungus, that lives within a plant for at least part of its life cycle without causing apparent disease
Morphemes:
Affix: endo-
Language: en
Meaning: inside
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔνδον
Language: grc
Decoded: endon
Meaning: inner; internal
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to