Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phytolith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phy-tolith
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small particle of silica or mineral that occurs in many plants.

Example Sentences

"Environmental archaeologist Monica Ramsey, at the University of Toronto, Canada, and her colleagues studied phytoliths – microscopic silica crystals that form in plant tissues – from the site."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English -lith English phytolith From phyto- + -lith.

Inflected Forms

phytoliths (plural)

Derived Forms

phytolithic zoophytolith

Questions

What does phytolith mean?: A small particle of silica or mineral that occurs in many plants.
Where does phytolith come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English -lith English phytolith From phyto- + -lith.

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