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phytomining.

The planting and harvesting of vegetation that selectively concentrates specific metals from the environment into its tissues, for the purpose of commercial exploitation of the extracted metal.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfaɪtəʊˌmaɪnɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfaɪtoʊˌmaɪnɪŋ/General-American[-ɾoʊ-]General-American
  1. The planting and harvesting of vegetation that selectively concentrates specific metals from the environment into its tissues, for the purpose of commercial exploitation of the extracted metal.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From phyto- (prefix meaning ‘derived from or pertaining to plants’) + mining.

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