Meanings
nounphytobacteriologist (plural phytobacteriologists)
plural phytobacteriologists
- A bacteriologist whose speciality is the phytobacteria
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
- Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
- Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
- Englishphyto-
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacterio-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishbacteriologist
- Englishphytobacteriologist
From phyto- + bacteriologist.
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phytobacteriologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytobacteriologist
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“phytobacteriologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytobacteriologist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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