phytotoxin

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noun

Any toxic substance produced by a plant.

Similar
plant toxin
OriginEnglish toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) →
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Meanings

nounphytotoxin (plural phytotoxins)

plural phytotoxins

  1. biochemistryAny toxic substance produced by a plant.
  2. biochemistryAny substance that is toxic to a plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin

Similar
plant toxin
Broader
toxin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Englishtoxin
  12. Englishphytotoxin

From phyto- + toxin.

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Translations

Bulgarian фитотоксин
  • фитотоксин (fitotoksin)Translations
Finnish kasvin tuottama myrkky, fytotoksiini
  • kasvin tuottama myrkkyTranslations
  • fytotoksiiniTranslations
German Phytotoxin
  • PhytotoxinTranslations
Romanian fitotoxină, fitotoxic
  • fitotoxinăTranslations
  • fitotoxicTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

typhotoxin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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