| phytotomy | The dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. Origin: Phyto- + Gr. To cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| phytotoxic | 1. Poisonous to plant life. 2. Pertaining to a phytotoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phytotoxicity | Being poisonous to plants. (09 Oct 1997) |
| phytotoxin | A substance similar in its properties to an extracellular bacterial toxin. Synonym: plant toxin. Origin: phyto-+ G. Toxikon, poison (05 Mar 2000) |
| phytotrichobezoar | A mixed hair and food ball, consisting of vegetable fibres, seeds and skins of fruits, and animal hair that are matted together to form a ball in the stomach of man or animals, especially ruminants. Synonym: phytotrichobezoar. Origin: tricho-+ G. Phyton, plant, + bezoar (05 Mar 2000) |
| phytozoaria | <zoology> Same as Infusoria. Origin: NL. See Phytozoon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phytozoon | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. + an animal. <zoology> A plantlike animal. The term is sometimes applied to zoophytes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |