See Also: phyto-(medicine)
phyto-(dictionary)

phyto- (iou)



phyto- combining form. Before a vowel also phyt-.
[from Greek phuton plant, from phu- BE, grow: see -O-.]
Forming nouns and adjectives, and derived adverbs, with the sense 'plant, plants'.
phytoa'gglutinin noun a plant protein that is an agglutinin M20.
phytoa'lexin noun (Botany) a substance that is produced by plant tissues in response to contact with a parasite and specifically inhibits the growth of that parasite M20.
phyto'benthos noun the aquatic flora of the region at or near the bottom of the sea M20.
phyto'bezoar noun (Medicine & Veterinary Medicine) a pathological concretion of vegetable matter in the gastro-intestinal tract L19.
phyto'chemical adjective of or pertaining to phytochemistry M19.
phyto'chemically adverb by phytochemical methods L20.
phyto'chemist noun an expert in or student of phytochemistry M20.
phyto'chemistry noun the chemistry of plants and plant products M19.
phyto'cidal adjective lethal or injurious to plants M20.
phytocide noun a phytocidal agent M20.
phyto'ecdysone noun (Biology) any ecdysone that occurs in a plant M20.
phyto'flagellate noun (Zoology) a plantlike flagellate belonging to a class most of whose members possess chromatophores and perform photosynthesis M20.
phytoge'netic of or relating to the origin and evolution of plants L19.
phytohaema'gglutinin noun a plant protein that is a haemagglutinin, spec. that extracted from the French bean M20.
phyto'hormone noun = HORMONE 2 M20.
phy'tometer noun a plant or group of plants used to indicate, by its health and rate of growth, the physical properties of its surroundings E20.
phyto'monad noun (Zoology) a phytoflagellate belonging to the order Phytomonadina E20.
phyto'sanitary adjective pertaining to the health of plants; spec. designating a certificate stating that a plant is free from infectious diseases: M20.
phytosaur noun an extinct aquatic reptile of the suborder Phytosauria, chiefly of the Triassic period, which resembled a crocodile E20.
phyto'saurian adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a phytosaur E20.
phyto'sterol noun (Biochemistry) any of a large class of sterols found in plants L19.
phy'totomy noun (now rare) plant anatomy M19.
phyto'toxic adjective poisonous or injurious to plants M20.
phyto'toxicant noun a substance poisonous or injurious to plants; esp. one present in the air: M20.
phytoto'xicity noun the property of being phytotoxic M20.
phyto'toxin noun (a) a toxin derived from a plant; (b) a substance poisonous or injurious to plants, esp. one produced by a parasite: E20.
phytotron noun [-TRON] a laboratory where plants can be maintained and studied under a wide range of controlled conditions M20.