phytoclast

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noun

A microscopic plant fragment present in the fossil record.

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Meanings

nounphytoclast (plural phytoclasts)

plural phytoclasts

  1. A microscopic plant fragment present in the fossil record.

Origin

From phyto- + clast.

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APA

phytoclast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytoclast

MLA

“phytoclast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytoclast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytoclast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytoclast.

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