phytomining
phy·to·min·ing
The planting and harvesting of vegetation that selectively concentrates specific…The planting and harvesting of vegetation that selectively concentrates specific metals from the environment into its tissues, for the purpose of commercial exploitation of the extracted metal.
UK/ˈfaɪtəʊˌmaɪnɪŋ/US/ˈfaɪtoʊˌmaɪnɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The planting and harvesting of vegetation that selectively concentrates specific metals from the environment into its tissues, for the purpose of commercial exploitation of the extracted metal.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From phyto- (prefix meaning ‘derived from or pertaining to plants’) + mining.From phyto- (prefix meaning ‘derived from or pertaining to plants’) + mining.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsagromining
Word family
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