- Phyton
Phyton can refer:
*a lesser deity in the
Greyhawk campaign setting .
*a part of aflowering plant .
*a common misspelled form of the word "python ".
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Phyton — Phy ton, n.; pl. {Phytons}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? plant.] (Bot.) One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves; a phytomer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phyton — Phyton, griech., Pflanze; davon Phytobiologie, Lehre von dem Pflanzenleben, Phytochemie, Phytographie, Phytogeographie, Phytologie, Phytotomie etc. s. Botanik; Phytogene, aus Pflanzen entstandene Mineralien: Torf, Steinkohlen, Bernstein,… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
PHYTON — dux Reginorum contra Dionysium. Diodor. Sic. l. 14. 451. s. alii scribunt Phoeton. Hic deditâ Rhegiô, altissimo tormento, iussu Dionysii, alligatus est, eiusque filius mari submersus. cum hoc ipsi a quodam ministro Dionysii indicaretur, respondit … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
phyton — phytonic, adj. /fuy ton/, n. Bot. the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf, that, when removed from a plant, may grow into a new plant. [1840 50; < NL < Gk phyton a plant] * * * … Universalium
phyton — phy•ton [[t]ˈfaɪ tɒn[/t]] n. bot the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf, that, when removed from a plant, may grow into a new plant • Etymology: 1840–50; < Gk phytón a plant phy•ton′ic, adj … From formal English to slang
phyton — /ˈfaɪtɒn/ (say fuyton) noun the smallest part of a plant capable of growth on its own. {Greek phyton plant} …
phyton — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, plant Date: 1846 1. a structural unit of a plant consisting of a leaf and its associated portion of stem 2. the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf that when severed may grow into a new plant • phytonic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
phyton — (fi ton) s. m. Terme de botanique. L individu végétal simple hypothétique qui se composerait : 1° d un mérithalle tigellaire ; 2° d un mérithalle limbaire. Une plante serait une agrégation de phytons juxtaposés. ÉTYMOLOGIE Du grec, végétal … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
phyton — phy·ton … English syllables
phyton — … Useful english dictionary
