It is the own and exclusive of a place or region, i.e. that can be found only in a natural way in that area. The word has Greek etymology:, inside and demos demou, village, place: that is within a place. Endemism is a term used not only Botany. Also the social sciences use it when they speak about endemic diseases or other endemic problems from somewhere.
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