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phytoextraction

phy·to·ex·trac·tion [ ftō ik stráksh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
use of plants to decontaminate soil: the process by which plants absorb metal contaminants in soil through their roots and store them in their upper parts, used as a means of cleaning the soil

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