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phytosociology

[fahy-toh-soh-see-ol-uh-jee, -shee-]

noun

  1. the branch of ecology dealing with the origin, composition, structure, and classification of plant communities.

phytosociology

/ ˌfaɪtəʊˌsəʊsɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, -ˌsəʊʃɪ-, -ˌsəʊʃɪə-, ˌfaɪtəʊˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of ecology that is concerned with the origin, development, etc, of plant communities

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Other Word Forms

  • phytosociologic adjective
  • phytosociological adjective
  • phytosociologially adverb
  • phytosociologist noun
  • ˌٴˌdzˈDZDz noun
  • ˌٴˌdzˈDz adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phytosociology1

First recorded in 1925–30; phyto- + sociology

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