Definition of endemic

• 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
• a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"
• of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"