endobacterium

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noun

Any endophytic bacterium

OriginEnglish bacterium ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion) →
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Meanings

nounendobacterium (plural endobacteria)

plural endobacteria

  1. Any endophytic bacterium

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  6. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  7. New Latinbactērium
  8. Englishbacterium
  9. Englishendobacterium

From endo- + bacterium.

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APA

endobacterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endobacterium

MLA

“endobacterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endobacterium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endobacterium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endobacterium.

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