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phytotomy|faɪˈtɒtəmɪ, fɪt-|
[f. Gr. ϕυτό-ν plant + -τοµία a cutting.]
The dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy.
1844Dunglison Med. Lex. s.v. Anatomy, Phytotomy is the anatomy of vegetables. 1875Sir W. Turner in Encycl. Brit. I. 799/1 Vegetable Anatomy or Phytotomy. 1880Gray Struct. Bot. (ed. 6) Introd. 2 Phytotomy, or Vegetable Anatomy, the study of the minute structure of vegetables as revealed by the microscope. |