phytotoxic

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adjective

Characteristic of a phytotoxin.

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Meanings

adjectivephytotoxic (comparative more phytotoxic, superlative most phytotoxic)

comparative more phytotoxic · superlative most phytotoxic

  1. biochemistryCharacteristic of a phytotoxin.

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 Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  8. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  9. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  10. Latintoxicum
  11. Latintoxicu
  12. Frenchtoxique
  13. Englishtoxic
  14. Englishphytotoxic

From phyto- + toxic.

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Translations

Finnish fytotoksinen
  • fytotoksinenTranslations
French phytotoxique
  • phytotoxiqueTranslations
German phytotoxisch
  • phytotoxischTranslations
Irish fíteatocsaineach
  • fíteatocsaineachTranslations
Italian fitotossico
  • fitotossicoTranslations
Portuguese fitotóxico
  • fitotóxicoTranslations
Romanian fitotoxic
  • fitotoxicTranslations
Spanish fitotóxico
  • fitotóxicoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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