phytobacterium

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noun

A bacterium that lives in or on a plant.

OriginEnglish bacterium ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion) →
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Meanings

nounphytobacterium (plural phytobacteria)

plural phytobacteria

  1. A bacterium that lives in or on a plant.

Origin

  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. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  8. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  9. New Latinbactērium
  10. Englishbacterium
  11. Englishphytobacterium

From phyto- + bacterium.

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APA

phytobacterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytobacterium

MLA

“phytobacterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytobacterium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytobacterium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytobacterium.

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