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metaphyte

American

[met-uh-fahyt] / ˈmɛt əˌfaɪt /

noun

Botany.

a multicellular plant.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

metaphytic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of metaphyte

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

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