phytogenesis

[ fahy-tuh-jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˌfaɪ təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

the origin and development of plants.
Also phy·tog·e·ny [fahy-toj-uh-nee] /faɪˈtɒdʒ ə ni/.

Origin of phytogenesis

First recorded in 1850–55; phyto- + genesis

OTHER WORDS FROM phytogenesis

phy·to·ge·net·ic [fahy-toh-juh-net-ik] /ˌfaɪ toʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, phy·to·ge·net·i·cal, adjective phy·to·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby phytogenesis

phytoclimate, phytocoenosis, phytodermatitis, phytoestrogen, phytoflagellate, phytogenesis, phytogenic, phytogeography, phytography, phytohemagglutinin, phytohormone

British Dictionary definitions for phytogenesis

phytogenesis

phytogeny (faɪˈtɒdʒənɪ)

/ (ˌfaɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

the branch of botany concerned with the origin and evolution of plants

Derived forms of phytogenesis

phytogenetic (ˌfaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk), adjective phytogenetically, adverb