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phytosanitary

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

concerning the health of plants; especially the freedom from pests requiring quarantine

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English sanitary English phytosanitary From phyto- + sanitary.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 植物检疫的 — concerning the health of plants
  • Chinese Mandarin: 植检的 — concerning the health of plants
  • French: phytosanitaire — concerning the health of plants
  • Galician: fitosanitario — concerning the health of plants
  • Georgian: ფიტოსანიტარიული (piṭosaniṭariuli) — concerning the health of plants
  • German: phytosanitär — concerning the health of plants
  • German: pflanzenschutz- — concerning the health of plants
  • Italian: fitosanitario — concerning the health of plants
  • Latvian: fitosanitārs — concerning the health of plants
  • Portuguese: fitossanitário — concerning the health of plants
  • Russian: фитосанитарный (fitosanitarnyj) — concerning the health of plants
  • Spanish: fitosanitario — concerning the health of plants