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metaphyte

[ met-uh-fahyt ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. a multicellular plant.


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Other Words From

  • met·a·phyt·ic [met-, uh, -, fit, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of metaphyte1

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

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