- phytodetritus
- phy·to·de·tri·tus (fi″to-de-triґtəs) detritus produced by the disintegration and decomposition of vegetable organisms. Cf. zoodetritus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
phytodetritus
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biodetritus — bio·de·tri·tus (bi″o de triґtəs) detritus derived from the disintegration and decomposition of once living organisms; further designated as phytodetritus or zoodetritus, depending on whether the original organism was vegetal or animal … Medical dictionary
zoodetritus — zoo·de·tri·tus (zo″o de triґtəs) biodetritus produced by the disintegration and decomposition of animal organisms. Cf. phytodetritus … Medical dictionary
