PHYTOALEXIN | • phytoalexin n. (Medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
PHYTOCHROME | • phytochrome n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of pigments that control most photomorphogenic responses in higher plants. • PHYTOCHROME n. a plant pigment which absorbs red or infrared rays and acts as an enzyme controlling growth. |
PHYTOGENIES | • phytogenies n. Plural of phytogeny. • PHYTOGENY n. the doctrine of the generation of plants. |
PHYTOGRAPHY | • phytography n. (Botany) The branch of botany concerned with the description of plants. • PHYTOGRAPHY n. descriptive botany. |
PHYTOLOGIES | • phytologies n. Plural of phytology. • PHYTOLOGY n. the study of plants. |
PHYTOLOGIST | • phytologist n. One skilled in phytology; a writer on plants; a botanist. • PHYTOLOGIST n. a botanist. |
PHYTOPHAGIC | • phytophagic adj. Alternative form of phytophagous. • PHYTOPHAGIC adj. feeding on plants, also PHYTOPHAGOUS. |
PHYTOPLASMA | • phytoplasma n. Any of various specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and of some insects… |
PHYTOSTEROL | • phytosterol n. (Biochemistry, botany) Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants… • PHYTOSTEROL n. any of various sterols derived from plants. |
PHYTOTOMIES | • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
PHYTOTOMIST | • phytotomist n. One versed in phytotomy. • PHYTOTOMIST n. a student of phytotomy. |
PHYTOTOXINS | • phytotoxins n. Plural of phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |