phytocoenosis

[fahy-toh-see-noh-sis]

noun, plural phy·to·coe·no·ses

[fahy-toh-see-noh-seez] /ˌfaɪ toʊ siˈnoʊ siz/.

the plants of a given area considered as a whole.

Origin of phytocoenosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1925–30; see origin at phyto-, coeno-, -sis

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