Definition of "endophytic" []

• Of or relating to an endophyte (adjective)
• Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors, contrasted to exophytic (adjective)

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• "In the current study, the scientists isolated bacteria normally resident in poplar and willow roots, which are known as endophytic bacteria, and tested selected strains 'abilities to increase poplar growth in a controlled greenhouse environment."
• "The Life Box -- you're gonna be getting a DVD of the TED conference -- you add soil, you add water, you have mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi as well as spores, like of the Agaricon mushroom."
• "There are also endophytic symbionts (bacteria living inside stems and leaves) and free-living bacterial fixers in soils."