phyto-
/faɪtəʊ/US/faɪtoʊ/
phyto- prefix: pertaining to or derived from plants.
Prefix
phyto-
- Pertaining to or derived from plants.
Origin of phyto-
Derived from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”).
Words formed from phyto-
- phytoagglutinin
- phytobranchiate
- phytochimy
- phytochlore
- phytocidal
- phytoclimate
- phytocollite
- phytoecological
- phytoecologist
- phytoecology
- phytoflagellate
- phytogelin
- phytogenetical
- phytogenic
- phytogenous
- phytognomical
- phytognomy
- phytograph
- phytographer
- phytographic
- phytolaccin
- phytolithus
- phytomelin
- phytometer
- phytomitogen
- phytomonad
- phytonisse
- phytopalaeontologist
- phytopalaeontology
- phytopaleontology
- phytopathogenicity
- phytophagan
- phytophenomenology
- phytophobia
- phytophthirian
- phytophylogenetic
- phytophysiological
- phytosaurian
- phytoscopic
- phytoscopy
- phytosociologist
- phytosophy
- phytosterin
- phytotaxy
- phytoteratology
- phytotomous
- phytovitellin
Questions about phyto-
- What does phyto- mean?
- Phyto- means pertaining to or derived from plants.
- What part of speech is phyto-?
- Phyto- is a prefix.
- How do you pronounce phyto-?
- Phyto- is pronounced /faɪtəʊ/ (UK).
Words near phyto- in the dictionary
Source and license
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