metaphyte

[ met-uh-fahyt ]
/ ˈmɛt əˌfaɪt /

noun Botany.

a multicellular plant.

Origin of metaphyte

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

OTHER WORDS FROM metaphyte

met·a·phyt·ic [met-uh-fit-ik] /ˌmɛt əˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby metaphyte

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