Meanings
nounphytopathologist (plural phytopathologists)
plural phytopathologists
- A scientist who specializes in phytopathology; a plant pathologist
Origin
- Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
- Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
- Englishphyto-
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Frenchpathologie
- Englishpathology
- Englishpathologist
- Englishphytopathologist
From phyto- + pathologist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch fytopatholoog
- fytopatholoogscientist
Italian fitopatologo
- fitopatologoscientist
Portuguese fitopatologista
- fitopatologistascientist
Swedish växtpatolog
- växtpatologscientist
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APA
phytopathologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytopathologist
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“phytopathologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytopathologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytopathologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytopathologist.
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