English word endosymbiosis comes from English symbiosis, English endo-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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symbiosis | English (eng) | (biology) A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species, regardless of benefit to the members.. (ecology) A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species that normally benefits both members. An interspecies coöperation.. (possibly obsolete) The state of people living together in a community.. A relationship of mutual [...] |
endo- | English (eng) | |
endosymbiosis | English (eng) | (ecology) A condition of living within the body or cells of another organism. |