n.
Pronunciation: ˌ en-d ō - ˌ sim-b ī - ' ō -s ə s, -b ē -
Function: noun
Date: circa 1940
: symbiosis in which a symbiont dwells within the body of its symbiotic partner
– en · do · sym · bi · ont \ - ' sim-b ī - ˌ änt, -b ē - \ noun
– en · do · sym · bi · ot · ic \ - ˌ sim-b ī - ' ä-tik, -b ē - \ adjective