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phytal

phytal adjective: of or related to plants.

Adjective

phytal (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to plants.
    • Amphisteginids and peneroplids were among the few taxa found in the bay environments, probably due to their preferences for phytal substrates and tolerance to moderate levels of eutrophication.2015 December 29, “Spatial Patterns in the Distribution, Diversity and Abundance of Benthic Foraminifera around Moorea (Society Archipelago, French Polynesia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of phytal

From phyto- + -al.

Questions about phytal

What does phytal mean?
Phytal means of or related to plants.
What part of speech is phytal?
Phytal is an adjective.

Words near phytal in the dictionary

  1. physrepping
  2. physreps
  3. phyta
  4. phytagel
  5. phytagels
  6. phytal
  7. phytane
  8. phytanes
  9. phytanic
  10. phytanic acid
  11. phytanoyl

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