释义 |
metaphery Bot.|məˈtæfərɪ| [f. Gr. µετα- meta- + -ϕερεια (cf. periphery), ϕέρειν to carry.] ‘The displacement of organs, as when alternate become opposite’ (Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms).
1869M. T. Masters Veget. Terat. 91 Morren..speaks of this transposition as metaphery. 1879in Stormonth Man. Sci. Terms. |