inhibitory to the growth of or poisonous to plants
Derived forms
phytotoxicity (ˌfaitoutɑkˈsɪsɪti)
noun
Word origin
[1930–35; phyto- + toxic]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acoustic phonetics, hypercorrection, preset, uncertainty principle, videophyto- is a combining form meaning “plant,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix phyto- include: phytoalexin, phytochemistry, phytophthora, phytosterol, phytosuccivorous
Examples of 'phytotoxic' in a sentence
phytotoxic
Juglone, as it is properly known, is indeed phytotoxic to some plants.