Metaphyte
[met-uh-fahyt] /ˈmɛt əˌfaɪt/
noun, Botany.
1.
a multicellular plant.
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[met-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh] /ˌmɛt əˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə/ noun, Pathology. 1. the transformation of one type of tissue into another. /ˌmɛtəˈpleɪzɪə/ noun 1. the transformation of one kind of tissue into a different kind metaplasia met·a·pla·sia (mět’ə-plā’zhə, -zhē-ə) n.
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[met-uh-plaz-uh m] /ˈmɛt əˌplæz əm/ noun 1. Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell. 2. Grammar. /ˈmɛtəˌplæzəm/ noun 1. the nonliving constituents, such as starch and pigment granules, of the cytoplasm of a cell metaplasm met·a·plasm (mět’ə-plāz’əm) n. See cell inclusion. met’a·plas’tic (-plās’tĭk) adj.
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[met-uh-plaz-uh m] /ˈmɛt əˌplæz əm/ noun 1. Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell. 2. Grammar. /ˈmɛtəˌplæzəm/ noun 1. the nonliving constituents, such as starch and pigment granules, of the cytoplasm of a cell metaplasm met·a·plasm (mět’ə-plāz’əm) n. See cell inclusion. met’a·plas’tic (-plās’tĭk) adj.
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[met-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh] /ˌmɛt əˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə/ noun, Pathology. 1. the transformation of one type of tissue into another. /ˌmɛtəˈpleɪzɪə/ noun 1. the transformation of one kind of tissue into a different kind metaplasia met·a·pla·sia (mět’ə-plā’zhə, -zhē-ə) n.
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