PHYTON


Meaning of PHYTON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfī-ˌtän ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, plant

Date: 1846

1. : a structural unit of a plant consisting of a leaf and its associated portion of stem

2. : the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf that when severed may grow into a new plant

• phy·ton·ic fī-ˈtä-nik adjective

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