English Explanatory Dictionary

phytobacterium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bacterium that lives in or on a plant.

Word forms

phytobacterium phytobacteria

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English phytobacterium From phyto- + bacterium.

Derived words

phytobacterial
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