phytopathology

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noun

The study of plant diseases; plant pathology

OriginEnglish pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounphytopathology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of plant diseases; plant pathology

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 Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  8. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  12. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  13. Frenchpathologie
  14. Englishpathology
  15. Englishphytopathology

From phyto- + pathology.

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Translations

Afrikaans fitopatologie
  • fitopatologiestudy of plant diseases
Chinese Mandarin 植物病理學 /植物病理学
  • 植物病理學 /植物病理学 (zhíwù bìnglǐxué)study of plant diseases
Czech fytopatologie
  • fytopatologiestudy of plant diseases
Dutch fytopathologie
  • fytopathologiestudy of plant diseases
Finnish fytopatologia, kasvipatologia
  • fytopatologiastudy of plant diseases
  • kasvipatologiastudy of plant diseases
French phytopathologie
  • phytopathologiestudy of plant diseases
German Phytopathologie, Pflanzenpathologie
  • Phytopathologiestudy of plant diseases
  • Pflanzenpathologiestudy of plant diseases
Greek φυτοπαθολογία
  • φυτοπαθολογία (fytopathología)study of plant diseases
Italian fitopatologia
  • fitopatologiastudy of plant diseases
Japanese 植物病理学
  • 植物病理学 (shokubutsu byōrigaku)study of plant diseases
Polish fitopatologia
  • fitopatologiastudy of plant diseases
Portuguese fitopatologia
  • fitopatologiastudy of plant diseases
Russian фитопатоло́гия
  • фитопатоло́гия (fitopatológija)study of plant diseases
Swedish växtpatologi
  • växtpatologistudy of plant diseases
Vietnamese bệnh học thực vật
  • bệnh học thực vậtstudy of plant diseases
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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