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phytogenesis

American  
[fahy-tuh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌfaɪ təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /
Also phytogeny

noun

  1. the origin and development of plants.

phytogenesis British  
/ faɪˈtɒdʒənɪ, ˌfaɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, ˌfaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • phytogenetic adjective
  • phytogenetical adjective
  • phytogenetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of phytogenesis

First recorded in 1850–55; phyto- + genesis

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