phytogenesis

[ fahy-tuh-jen-uh-sis ]

noun

1. the origin and development of plants.

phytogenesis

/ faɪˈtɒdʒənɪ; ˌfaɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs; ˌfaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌphytogeˈnetically, adverb
• phytogenetic, adjective

Other Words From

• phy·to·ge·net·ic [fahy-toh-j, uh, -, net, -ik], phyto·ge·neti·cal adjective
• phyto·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of phytogenesis¹

First recorded in 1850–55; phyto- + genesis