phytotoxicity

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noun

The condition of being phytotoxic

OriginEnglish toxicity ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

nounphytotoxicity (countable and uncountable, plural phytotoxicities)

plural phytotoxicities

  1. uncountableThe condition of being phytotoxic
  2. countableA measure of the extent to which something is phytotoxic

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. Englishtoxicity
  15. Englishphytotoxicity

From phyto- + toxicity.

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APA

phytotoxicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytotoxicity

MLA

“phytotoxicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytotoxicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytotoxicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytotoxicity.

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