phytosanitary
Definition of phytosanitary
: of, relating to, or being measures for the control of plant diseases especially in agricultural crops phytosanitary treatments a phytosanitary commission
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Origin and Etymology of phytosanitary
phyt- + sanitary
First Known Use: 1942
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