Etymology

phytoextraction

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Today it means: A form of phytoremediation that exploits the process in which plants absorb substances, particularly heavy metals, from the environment and store them in their tissues. Full definition →

English extraction ← Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Englishextraction
  8. English todayphytoextraction

From phyto- + extraction.

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