metaphyte

[ met-uh-fahyt ]

/ ˈmɛt əˌfaɪt /

noun Botany.

a multicellular plant.

Nearby words

metaphysical, metaphysician, metaphysicize, metaphysics, metaphysis, metaphyte, metaplasia, metaplasm, metaplastic anemia, metaplastic carcinoma, metaplastic ossification

Origin of metaphyte

First recorded in 1890–95; meta- + -phyte

Related forms

met·a·phyt·ic

[met-uh-fit-ik] /ˌmɛt əˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective

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