Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phytohormone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: phy-to-hor-mone
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant hormone.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone English phytohormone From phyto- + hormone.

Inflected Forms

phytohormones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phytohormonal

Synonyms

plant hormone growth regulator

Questions

What does phytohormone mean?: A plant hormone.
Where does phytohormone come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone English phytohormone From phyto- + hormone.

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