Phytocoenosis
[fahy-toh-see-noh-sis] /ˌfaɪ toʊ siˈnoʊ sɪs/
noun, plural phytocoenoses
[fahy-toh-see-noh-seez] /ˌfaɪ toʊ siˈnoʊ siz/ (Show IPA)
1.
the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
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