"metaphyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛtəfʌɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛdəˌfaɪt/ [US] Forms: metaphytes [plural]
Etymology: meta- + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{confix|en|meta|phyte|t2=plant}} meta- + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} metaphyte (plural metaphytes)
  1. (botany) Any multicellular plant Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: metaphytic Translations (Any multicellular plant): metafita (Italian), metáfito [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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