phytotoxin

American

[fahy-tuh-tok-sin] / ˌfaɪ təˈtɒk sɪn /

noun

any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant.

phytotoxin British

/ ˌfaɪtəˈtɒksɪn /

noun

a toxin, such as strychnine, that is produced by a plant Compare zootoxin

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Other Word Forms

phytotoxic adjective

Etymology

Origin of phytotoxin

First recorded in 1905–10; phyto- + toxin

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