Meanings
nounphytoaccumulation (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyThe accumulation, by a plant, of substances from its environment
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
- Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
- Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
- Englishphyto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
- Latincumulus
- Latincumulō
- Latinaccumulō
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Frenchaccumulation
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Englishacumulacyon
- Englishaccumulation
- Englishphytoaccumulation
From phyto- + accumulation.
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phytoaccumulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytoaccumulation
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