Phytochemistry is in the strict sense of the word the study of phytochemicals. These are chemicals derived from plants. In a narrower sense the terms are often used to describe the large number of secondary metabolic compounds found in plants. Many of these are known to provide protection against insect attacks and plant diseases. They also exhibi... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytochemistry
[journal] Phytochemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering pure and applied plant chemistry, plant biochemistry and molecular biology. It is published by Elsevier and is an official publication for the Phytochemical Society of Europe and the Phytochemical Society of North America. == Abstracting and indexing == Phytochemistry i... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytochemistry_(journal)
(from the article `botany`) Phytochemistry, or the chemistry of plants, one of the early subdivisions of organic chemistry, has been of great importance in the identification of ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/63
Phy'to·chem'is·try noun [ Phyto- + chemistry .] Chemistry in its relation to vegetable bodies; vegetable chemistry. R. Hunt. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/81
Type: Term Pronunciation: fī′tō-kem′is-trē Definitions: 1. The biochemical study of plants; concerned with the identification, biosynthesis, and metabolism of chemical constituents of plants; especially used in regard to natural products. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=68830