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phytomere

phytomere noun: a segment of the shoot of a grass; it includes the internode and leaf together with parts of the upper and lower nodes.

Noun

phytomere (plural phytomeres)

  1. A segment of the shoot of a grass; it includes the internode and leaf together with parts of the upper and lower nodes.

Forms of phytomere

pluralphytomeres

Origin of phytomere

From phyto- + -mere.

Questions about phytomere

What does phytomere mean?
Phytomere means a segment of the shoot of a grass; it includes the internode and leaf together with parts of the upper and lower nodes.
What part of speech is phytomere?
Phytomere is a noun.
What is the plural of phytomere?
The plural of phytomere is phytomeres.

Words near phytomere in the dictionary

  1. phytomelan
  2. phytomelanin
  3. phytomelanous
  4. phytomenadione
  5. phytomer
  6. phytomere
  7. phytomeres
  8. phytomers
  9. phytometabolite
  10. phytometabolites
  11. phytometer

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