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phytognomy

phytognomy noun: the pseudoscientific study of the medical benefits of plants as determined by their shape (e.g. heart-shaped leaves suggesting a remedy for heart conditions).

Noun

phytognomy (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The pseudoscientific study of the medical benefits of plants as determined by their shape (e.g. heart-shaped leaves suggesting a remedy for heart conditions).

Questions about phytognomy

What does phytognomy mean?
Phytognomy means the pseudoscientific study of the medical benefits of plants as determined by their shape (e.g. heart-shaped leaves suggesting a remedy for heart conditions).
What part of speech is phytognomy?
Phytognomy is a noun.

Words near phytognomy in the dictionary

  1. phytoglucans
  2. phytoglycogen
  3. phytoglycogens
  4. phytoglyphic
  5. phytoglyphy
  6. phytognomy
  7. phytographer
  8. phytographers
  9. phytographic
  10. phytographical
  11. phytographist

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