phytochorion

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noun

A geographic area with a relatively uniform composition of plant species.

“Adjacent phytochoria do not usually have a sharp boundary, but rather a soft one, a transitional area in which many species from both regions overlap.”

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Meanings

nounphytochorion (plural phytochoria)

plural phytochoria

  1. biogeographyA geographic area with a relatively uniform composition of plant species.

    Adjacent phytochoria do not usually have a sharp boundary, but rather a soft one, a transitional area in which many species from both regions overlap.

Origin

From phyto- + chorion.

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Translations

Portuguese fitocória
  • fitocóriageographic area with a relatively uniform composition of plant species
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APA

phytochorion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytochorion

MLA

“phytochorion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytochorion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytochorion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytochorion.

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