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phytotoxin

[fahy-tuh-tok-sin]
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noun
  1. any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant.
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Origin of phytotoxin

First recorded in 1905–10; phyto- + toxin
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British Dictionary definitions for phytotoxin

phytotoxin

noun
  1. a toxin, such as strychnine, that is produced by a plantCompare zootoxin
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Derived Formsphytotoxic, adjective
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phytotoxin in Medicine

phytotoxin

(fī′tō-tŏk′sĭn)
n.
  1. A toxin produced by a plant.
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