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met
-
uh
-fahyt
]
met·a·phyte
/
ˈmɛt
əˌfaɪt
/
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[
met
-
uh
-fahyt
]
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noun
Botany
.
a multicellular plant.
Origin:
1890–95;
meta-
+
-phyte
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met·a·phyt·ic
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əˈfɪt
ɪk
/
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met-
uh
-
fit
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adjective
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organism capable of self-nourishment which uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy
male reproductive structure which produces gametes in ferns, mosses, fungi and algae
ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination
plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally
phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction
ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination
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