Nature terminology · Plants & fungi
phyt/o — Plant
phyt/o means plant. Ancient Greek source words and nature terminology examples: phytoplankton.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Plant
- Ancient Greek: φυτόν (phyton)
Examples and word parts
phytoplankton
Photosynthetic organisms that drift in water.
Word parts: phyt/o (plant) + plankton (drifting)
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Related plants & fungi terms
- dendr/o — Tree
dendrology
- arbor- — Tree
arboreal
- phyll/o — Leaf
chlorophyll
- foli/o — Leaf
foliar
- rhiz/o — Root
rhizosphere
- radic- — Root
radicle
- anth/o — Flower
anthesis
- flor- — Flower
floral
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals nature terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.