phytobacteriology

noun

phy·​to·​bacteriology

¦fīt(ˌ)ō,

¦fī(ˌ)tō+

: a branch of bacteriology that deals with organisms associated with or pathogenic for plants

Word History

Etymology

phyt- + bacteriology

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