phytotoxin

[fahy-tuh-tok-sin]

phy·to·tox·in

[fahy-tuh-tok-sin]
noun
any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant.

Origin:
1905–10; phyto- + toxin
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phytotoxin (ˌfaɪtəˈtɒksɪn)
 
n
Compare zootoxin a toxin, such as strychnine, that is produced by a plant
 
phyto'toxic
 
adj

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phytotoxin phy·to·tox·in (fī'tō-tŏk'sĭn)
n.
A toxin produced by a plant.

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