ˈfīˌtän noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, plant — more at phyt-
1. : a structural unit of a plant consisting of a leaf and its associated portion of stem : phytomer
2. : the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf that when severed may grow into a new plant : a potential cutting
• phy·ton·ic (ˈ)fī|tänik adjective