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phytography

[ fahy-tog-ruh-fee ]
/ faɪˈtɒg rə fi /

noun

the branch of botany dealing with the description of plants.

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Origin of phytography

From the New Latin word phytographia, dating back to 1690–1700. See phyto-, -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM phytography

phy·tog·ra·pher, phy·tog·ra·phist, nounphy·to·graph·ic [fahy-tuh-graf-ik], /ˌfaɪ təˈgræf ɪk/, phy·to·graph·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby phytography

phytoestrogen, phytoflagellate, phytogenesis, phytogenic, phytogeography, phytography, phytohemagglutinin, phytohormone, phytoid, phytol, phytolectin
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British Dictionary definitions for phytography

phytography
/ (faɪˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the branch of botany that is concerned with the detailed description of plants

Derived forms of phytography

phytographic (ˌfaɪtəˈɡræfɪk), adjective
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