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Also known as phytotomy

study of the internal structure of plants

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anatomy
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plant morphology
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Plant anatomy or phytotomy is the general term for the study of the internal structure of plants. Originally, it included plant morphology, the description of the physical form and external structure of plants, but since the mid-20th century, plant anatomy has been considered a separate field referring only to internal plant structure. Plant anatomy is now frequently investigated at the cellular level, and often involves the sectioning of tissues and microscopy.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “plant anatomy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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