Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phytonomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phyton-o-my
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The science of the origin and growth of plants.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From phyto- + -nomy; compare French phytonomie.

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Questions

What does phytonomy mean?
The science of the origin and growth of plants.
Where does phytonomy come from?
From phyto- + -nomy; compare French phytonomie.

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