phytopharmaceutical

adjective

Describing pharmaceutical agents of plant origin.

OriginEnglish pharmaceutical ← Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón) →
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Meanings

adjectivephytopharmaceutical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineDescribing pharmaceutical agents of plant origin.
nounphytopharmaceutical (plural phytopharmaceuticals)

plural phytopharmaceuticals

  1. medicineA pharmaceutical agent of plant origin.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phytodrug

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  2. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  3. Englishphyto-
  4. Englishpharmaceutical
  5. Englishphytopharmaceutical

From phyto- + pharmaceutical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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