plant toxin meaning

UK /plɑːnt ˈtɒksɪn/ US /plænt ˈtɑksən/ 3 syllables

plant toxin (noun): any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin.

Definition of plant toxin

  1. any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin

    Synonyms: phytotoxin

    Type of: toxin

    Kinds: nicotine, strychnine, brucine, hemlock, mycotoxin, tubocurarine

How to pronounce plant toxin

plant toxin is pronounced /plɑːnt ˈtɒksɪn/ in British English and /plænt ˈtɑksən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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