phytosociology

[ fahy-toh-soh-see-ol-uh-jee, -shee- ]

noun
  1. the branch of ecology dealing with the origin, composition, structure, and classification of plant communities.

Origin of phytosociology

1
First recorded in 1925–30; phyto- + sociology

Other words from phytosociology

  • phy·to·so·ci·o·log·ic [fahy-tuh-soh-see-uh-loj-ik, -soh-shee-], /ˌfaɪ təˌsoʊ si əˈlɒdʒ ɪk, -ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, phy·to·so·ci·o·log·i·cal, adjective
  • phy·to·so·ci·o·log·i·al·ly, adverb
  • phy·to·so·ci·ol·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for phytosociology

phytosociology

/ (ˌfaɪtəʊˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ, -ˌsəʊʃɪ-) /


noun
  1. the branch of ecology that is concerned with the origin, development, etc, of plant communities

Derived forms of phytosociology

  • phytosociological (ˌfaɪtəʊˌsəʊsɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, -ˌsəʊʃɪə-), adjective
  • phytosociologically, adverb
  • phytosociologist, noun

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