- phytoid
- phy·toid
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phytoid
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Phytoid — Phy toid, a. [Phyto + oid.] Resembling a plant; plantlike. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phytoid — Resembling a plant; denoting an animal having many of the biologic characteristics of a vegetable. [G. phytodes, fr. phyton, plant, + eidos, resemblance] * * * phy·toid (fiґtoid) [phyto + oid] resembling a plant … Medical dictionary
phytoid — ˈfīˌtȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phyt + oid : resembling a plant … Useful english dictionary
phytogamy — n. Botany, cross fertilization. ♦ phytogenesis, n. development and origin of plants. ♦ phytogenic, a. derived from plants. ♦ phytography, n. descriptive botany. ♦ phytoid, a. plant like. ♦ phytophagic, ♦ phytophagous, a.… … Dictionary of difficult words
phytiform — phytiform, a. rare. (ˈfaɪtɪfɔːm, ˈfɪtɪ ) [irreg. f. Gr. ϕυτόν plant + form.] Plant like, phytoid. in Cent. Dict. in Syd. Soc. Lex … Useful english dictionary
