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- Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
- Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
- Englishphyto-
- Englishsiderophore
- English todayphytosiderophore
From phyto- + siderophore.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
phytosiderophore
Today it means: Any of a class of chelate compounds, common in grasses, that sequester iron. Full definition →
English siderophore ← Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)