phytometer

noun

phy·​tom·​e·​ter

fīˈtämətə(r),

-mətə-

: a plant or group of plants grown usually under controlled conditions and used as a measure of the physiological responses to various environmental factors

Word History

Etymology

phyt- + -meter

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