phytocoenosis

[ fahy-toh-see-noh-sis ]

noun

plural phytocoenoses [fahy-toh-see-, noh, -seez].

1. the plants of a given area considered as a whole.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phytocoenosis¹

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