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phytonomy

phytonomy noun: the science of the origin and growth of plants.

Noun

phytonomy (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The science of the origin and growth of plants.

Origin of phytonomy

From phyto- + -nomy; compare French phytonomie.

Questions about phytonomy

What does phytonomy mean?
Phytonomy means the science of the origin and growth of plants.
What part of speech is phytonomy?
Phytonomy is a noun.

Words near phytonomy in the dictionary

  1. phytonematicides
  2. phytonematode
  3. phytonematodes
  4. phytonic
  5. phytonism
  6. phytonomy
  7. phytonose
  8. phytonoses
  9. phytons
  10. phytonutrient
  11. phytonutrients

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