"phytotomy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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  1. (botany, dated) The study of the internal structures of plants. Tags: dated, uncountable Derived forms: phytotomist Translations (study of the internal structures of plants): Phytotomie [feminine] (German), fitotomia [feminine] (Italian), fitotomía [feminine] (Spanish)
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