Word: phytomining
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phy
to
mi
ning
Definition: The planting (and subsequent harvesting) of vegetation that selectively concentrate specific metals from the environment into their tissues, for the primary or subsidiary purpose of commercial exploitation of the extracted metal.
Morphemes:
Affix: phyto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to or derived from plants.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: mining
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.