phyto-

Origin

phyto-

a combining form meaning “plant,” used in the formation of compound words: phytogenesis.
Also, -phyte.


Origin:
< Greek phyt(ón) a plant + -o-
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Phyto- is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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World English Dictionary
phyto- or (before a vowel) phyt-
 
combining form
indicating a plant or vegetation: phytogenesis
 
[from Greek phuton plant, from phuein to make grow]
 
phyt- or (before a vowel) phyt-
 
combining form
 
[from Greek phuton plant, from phuein to make grow]

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Word Origin & History

phyto-
comb. form meaning "plant," from Gk. phyton "plant," lit. "that which has grown," from phyein "to grow" (see physic).
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Medical Dictionary

phyto- or phyt-
pref.
Plant: phytohormones.

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