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phy·ton
(fī′tŏn′)n.
The smallest unit of a plant that can grow into an entire plant.
[New Latin, from Greek phuton, plant; see phyto-.]
phy·ton′ic adj.
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phyton
(ˈfaɪtɒn)n
(Botany) botany a unit of plant structure, usually considered as the smallest part of the plant that is capable of growth when detached from the parent plant
[C20: from Greek. See -phyte]
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phy•ton
(ˈfaɪ tɒn)n.
the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf, that, when removed from a plant, may grow into a new plant.
[1840–50; < Greek phytón a plant]
phy•ton′ic, adj.
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