phytonic

Related to phytonic: phytanic acid

phy·ton

(fī′tŏn′)

The smallest unit of a plant that can grow into an entire plant.

[New Latin, from Greek phuton, plant; see phyto-.]

phy·ton′ic adj.

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phytonic

(faɪˈtɒnɪk)

adj

(Botany) botany of or relating to a phyton

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