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phytogenesis
CIDE DICTIONARY
phytogenesis, n. [Phyto- + genesis, or root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born.].
The doctrine of the generation of plants. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
phytogenesis, n. (also phytogeny) the science of the origin or evolution of plants.
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