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phytotoxic

[fahy-tuh-tok-sik]
adjective
  1. of or relating to phytotoxin.
  2. inhibitory to the growth of or poisonous to plants.
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Origin of phytotoxic

First recorded in 1930–35; phyto- + toxic
Related formsphy·to·tox·ic·i·ty [fahy-toh-tok-sis-i-tee] /ˌfaɪ toʊ tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti/, nounnon·phy·to·tox·ic, adjective
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  • No phytotoxic activity could be noted on the cutinized stem and leaf surfaces.

    Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943

    Various

phytotoxic in Medicine

phytotoxic

(fī′tō-tŏk′sĭk)
adj.
  1. Poisonous to plants.
  2. Of or relating to a phytotoxin.
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Related formsphy′to•tox•ic′i•ty (-tŏk-sĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
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phytotoxic in Science

phytotoxic

[fī′tō-tŏk′sĭk]
  1. Poisonous to plants.
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