phytosociology

American

[fahy-toh-soh-see-ol-uh-jee, -shee-] / ˌfaɪ toʊˌsoʊ siˈɒl ə dʒi, -ʃi- /

noun

the branch of ecology dealing with the origin, composition, structure, and classification of plant communities.

phytosociology British

/ ˌfaɪtəʊˌsəʊsɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, -ˌsəʊʃɪ-, -ˌsəʊʃɪə-, ˌfaɪtəʊˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the branch of ecology that is concerned with the origin, development, etc, of plant communities

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Origin of phytosociology

First recorded in 1925–30; phyto- + sociology

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