phytomining

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biotechnology}} The [[planting#Noun|planting]] and [[harvesting#Noun|harvesting]] of [[vegetation]] that selectively [[concentrate#Verb|concentrates]] [[specific#Adjective|specific]] [[metal#Noun|metals]] from the [[environment]] into its [[tissue#Noun|tissues]], for the [[purpose#Noun|purpose]] of [[commercial#Adjective|commercial]] [[exploitation]] of the [[extract#Verb|extracted]] metal.

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