phytogenesis

[ fahy-tuh-jen-uh-sis ]
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noun
  1. the origin and development of plants.

Origin of phytogenesis

1
First recorded in 1850–55; phyto- + genesis
  • Also phy·tog·e·ny [fahy-toj-uh-nee]. /faɪˈtɒdʒ ə ni/.

Other words from phytogenesis

  • phy·to·ge·net·ic [fahy-toh-juh-net-ik], /ˌfaɪ toʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, phy·to·ge·net·i·cal, adjective
  • phy·to·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for phytogenesis

phytogenesis

phytogeny (faɪˈtɒdʒənɪ)

/ (ˌfaɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /


noun
  1. the branch of botany concerned with the origin and evolution of plants

Derived forms of phytogenesis

  • phytogenetic (ˌfaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk), adjective
  • phytogenetically, adverb

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