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Ectophyte vs Entophyte - What's the difference?

ectophyte | entophyte |

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between ectophyte and entophyte

is that ectophyte is (biology) any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism while entophyte is (biology) any plant growing as a parasite within another organism.

As nouns the difference between ectophyte and entophyte

is that ectophyte is (biology) any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism while entophyte is (biology) any plant growing as a parasite within another organism.

ectophyte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism

    • Derived terms

    *ectophytic

    entophyte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any plant growing as a parasite within another organism

    • Synonyms

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