phytotomy
phytotomy noun: the study of the internal structures of plants.
Noun
phytotomy (uncountable)
- The study of the internal structures of plants.
- Phytotomy, or anatomy of plants1821, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, K. Sprengel, anonymous translator, Elements of the Philosophy of Plants, translation of original in German
- Having often been asked for the names of the plants in which these crystals may be most conveniently examined and distinguished, probably a short list of them, with a few explanatory remarks, would be useful to the students of this interesting and too much neglected branch of microscopic phytotomy.1877, George Gulliver, “List of Plants which afford Raphides, Sphæraphides, Long Crystal Prisms, and Short Prismatic Crystals”, in Henry Lawson, editor, The Monthly Microscopical Journal
phytotomy meaning in Tamil
phytotomy in Tamil
- பயிர் உட்கூறியல், புதலுள்ளமைப்பியல்
Origin of phytotomy
From phyto- + -tomy.
Words formed from phytotomy
Questions about phytotomy
- What does phytotomy mean?
- Phytotomy means the study of the internal structures of plants.
- What is phytotomy in Tamil?
- Phytotomy in Tamil is பயிர் உட்கூறியல், புதலுள்ளமைப்பியல். See Phytotomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is phytotomy?
- Phytotomy is a noun.
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