phytography

[ fahy-tog-ruh-fee ]

noun
  1. the branch of botany dealing with the description of plants.

Origin of phytography

1
From the New Latin word phytographia, dating back to 1690–1700. See phyto-, -graphy

Other words from phytography

  • phy·tog·ra·pher, phy·tog·ra·phist, noun
  • phy·to·graph·ic [fahy-tuh-graf-ik], /ˌfaɪ təˈgræf ɪk/, phy·to·graph·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for phytography

phytography

/ (faɪˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. the branch of botany that is concerned with the detailed description of plants

Derived forms of phytography

  • phytographic (ˌfaɪtəˈɡræfɪk), adjective

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