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phytoforensics

phytoforensics noun: the analysis of plants in order to gather information of the pollutants they have been exposed to.

Noun

phytoforensics (uncountable)

  1. The analysis of plants in order to gather information of the pollutants they have been exposed to.
    • This form of phytoforensics is important for quality control especially in vegetatively propagated crops such as turfgrass (Caetano-Anollés et al. 1995).1998, Ajit Varma, Mycorrhiza Manual, page 503

Origin of phytoforensics

From phyto- + forensics.

Questions about phytoforensics

What does phytoforensics mean?
Phytoforensics means the analysis of plants in order to gather information of the pollutants they have been exposed to.
What part of speech is phytoforensics?
Phytoforensics is a noun.

Words near phytoforensics in the dictionary

  1. phytoflagellates
  2. phytoflavonol
  3. phytoflavonols
  4. phytofluene
  5. phytoforensic
  6. phytoforensics
  7. phytoform
  8. phytofungus
  9. phytogeneses
  10. phytogenesis
  11. phytogenetic

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