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Phytogeography , phy·to·ge·og·ra·phy / ˌfītōjēˈägrəfē/ • n. the branch of botany that deals with the geographical distribution of plants. DERIVATIVES: phy·to·ge·o·gra… Physiologist , Physiologist
A plant physiologist studies a large variety of plant processes, such as how chemicals are transported throughout the plant, how plants… Circumboreal Distribution , circumboreal distribution The distribution pattern displayed by organisms around the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere in the boreal zone. Th… Insectivorous Plant , insectivorous plant (carnivorous plant) Any of several plants that have poorly developed root systems and are often found in nitrogen-deficient sandy… Paleobotany , palaeobotany The branch of palaeontology concerned with the study of plants through geological time, as revealed by their fossil remains (see also pa… Wide Distribution , wide distribution (polychore distribution) A situation in which taxonomic groups of plants have a very extensive distributional range, spanning sever…
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plant geography