Synonyms & related words for phytoalexin

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Words related to phytoalexin

Explore words related to phytoalexin — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include phytotoxin, flavonoid, polyphenol, phytopathogenic, actinomycete, luteolin, streptomyces, flavone. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does phytoalexin come from?

The word phytoalexin breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: phyt, from Greek phyton (“plant”); o, from Greek o (“linking vowel”); alex, from Greek alexein (“to ward off, defend”); and -in, from Latin in (“chemical substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.