a toxin, such as strychnine, that is produced by a plant
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Derived forms
phytotoxic (ˌphytoˈtoxic)
adjective
phytotoxin in American English
(ˌfaitəˈtɑksɪn)
noun
any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant
Word origin
[1905–10; phyto- + toxin]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aspect ratio, one-shot, overcall, thiamine, white listphyto- is a combining form meaning “plant,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix phyto- include: phytochemistry, phytochrome, phytocide, phytoplankton, phytosterol
Examples of 'phytotoxin' in a sentence
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It indicated that all of the finished compost was free from phytotoxin substances.
N Bharathy, R Sakthivadivu, K Sivakumar, V Ramesh Saravanakumar 2012, 'Disposal and utilization of broiler slaughter waste by composting', Veterinary Worldhttp://www.scopemed.org/mnstemps/2/2-1331474857.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The integrity of cellular structure was destroyed by the phytotoxin.
Frederick Kankam, Hai-Tao Long, Jing He, Chun-hong Zhang, Hui-Xiu Zhang, Lumei Pu,Huizhen Qiu 2016, '3-Methylthiopropionic Acid of Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 and Its Role in the Pathogenicityof the Fungus', The Plant Pathology Journalhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853098. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The addition of nitrogen source (yeast extract, peptone or malt extract) to the culture medium did not influence phytotoxin production.
Barbosa Aneli M., Souza Cristina G. M., Dekker Robert F. H., Fonseca Rafael C., FerreiraDalva T. 2002, 'Phytotoxin produced by Bipolaris euphorbiae in-vitro is effective against the weedEuphorbia heterophylla', Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132002000200016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We have identified five candidate proteinaceous toxins, one of which showed high similarity to a previously characterizedphytotoxin.
Nilwala S Abeysekara, Madan K Bhattacharyya 2014, 'Analyses of the xylem sap proteomes identified candidate Fusarium virguliforme proteinacioustoxins.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4028188?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)