English Explanatory Dictionary

phytophagy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The eating of plants.

Word forms

phytophagy

Etymology

From phyto- (“plant”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

Synonyms

herbivorousness herbivory

Related words

Phytophaga

Derived words

entomophytophagy phytophagic phytophagous phytophilous
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