phytoid

phytoid
Resembling a plant; denoting an animal having many of the biologic characteristics of a vegetable. [G. phytodes, fr. phyton, plant, + eidos, resemblance]

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phy·toid (fiґtoid) [phyto- + -oid] resembling a plant.

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