phytogeography

noun

phy·to·ge·og·ra·phy ˌfī-tō-jē-ˈä-grə-fē

: the biogeography of plants

phytogeographer

ˌfī-tō-jē-ˈä-grə-fər

noun

phytogeographical

ˌfī-tō-ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl

adjective

or phytogeographic

ˌfī-tō-ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fik

phytogeographically

ˌfī-tō-ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from French phytogéographie, from phyto- phyto- + géographie geography, as translation of Danish Plantegeographie or German Pflanzengeographie

Note: The Danish word and the German equivalent were disseminated by the publication of Grundtræk til en almindelig Plantengeographie (1822), and its German translation Grundzüge einer allgemeinen Pflanzengeographie (1823), by the Danish botanist and politician Joakim Frederik Schouw (1789-1852).

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of phytogeography was circa 1847

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“Phytogeography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phytogeography. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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