phytogenetically

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phy•to•gen•e•sis  (fī′tə jen′ə sis), n. 

1. Botany the origin and development of plants.

Also, phy•tog•e•ny  (fī toj′ə nē). 

• 1850–55; phyto- + genesis

phy•to•ge•net•ic  (fī′tō jə net′ik), phy′to•ge•net′i•cal, adj.  phy′to•ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv.