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phytobiology

American

[fahy-toh-bahy-ol-uh-jee] / ˌfaɪ toʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of biology dealing with plants.

Etymology

Origin of phytobiology

First recorded in 1885–90; phyto- + biology

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