Meanings
nounphyton (plural phytons or phyta)
- biologyOne of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves.
- The smallest cutting from a root, stem, or leaf that can grow into a new plant.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekφυτόν“plant”
- Englishphyton
From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).
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phyton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyton
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phyton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyton.
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