phytotron

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UK/ˈfaɪ.tə(ʊ)ˌtɹɒn/US/ˈfaɪ.təˌtɹɑn/US/-.toʊˌ-/

noun

A laboratory in the form of a greenhouse or similar building in which plants can be grown and studied under individually controlled conditions.

OriginEnglish phyto- ← Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti →
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Meanings

nounphytotron (plural phytotrons)

plural phytotrons

  1. biologyA laboratory in the form of a greenhouse or similar building in which plants can be grown and studied under individually controlled conditions.

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. Englishphytotron

From phyto- + -tron.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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