Synonyms: endemic
Definition: a plant that is native to a certain limited area
Usage: it is an endemic found only this island
Similar words: flora, plant, plant life
Definition: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Synonyms: endemic, endemic disease
Definition: a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
Similar words: disease
Definition: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Synonyms: indigenous, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic
Definition: originating where it is found
Usage: the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo; autochthonous rocks and people and folktales; endemic folkways; the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
Similar words: native
Definition: characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
Usage: the native North American sugar maple; many native artists studied abroad
Definition: of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
Usage: diseases endemic to the tropics; endemic malaria; food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world
Similar words: enzootic
Definition: of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases