PHYTON

Etymology

Noun

phyton (plural phytons)

(botany) One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves.

Synonyms

• phytomer

Anagrams

• Python, Typhon, python, typhon

Source: Wiktionary


Phy"ton, n.; pl. Phytons. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves; a phytomer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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