phytotherapy

P3H4Y4T1O1T1H4E1R1A1P3Y4

noun

The use of plant extracts for medical purposes.

Similar
herbal therapybotanical medicine
OriginEnglish therapy ← Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón) →
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Meanings

nounphytotherapy (usually uncountable, plural phytotherapies)

plural phytotherapies

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineThe use of plant extracts for medical purposes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)

Similar
herbal therapybotanical medicine
Broader
therapytreatment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  2. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  3. Englishphyto-
  4. Englishtherapy
  5. Englishphytotherapy

From phyto- + therapy.

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Translations

Catalan fitoteràpia
  • fitoteràpiamedical use of plant extracts
Czech fytoterapie
  • fytoterapiemedical use of plant extracts
Finnish fytoterapia
  • fytoterapiamedical use of plant extracts
French phytothérapie
  • phytothérapiemedical use of plant extracts
German Phytotherapie
  • Phytotherapiemedical use of plant extracts
Italian fitoterapia
  • fitoterapiamedical use of plant extracts
Polish fitoterapia
  • fitoterapiamedical use of plant extracts
Portuguese fitoterapia
  • fitoterapiamedical use of plant extracts
Russian фѝтотерапи́я
  • фѝтотерапи́я (fìtoterapíja)medical use of plant extracts
Spanish fitoterapia
  • fitoterapiamedical use of plant extracts
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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