metaphyticadj.1
/ˌmɛtəˈfɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈfɪdɪk/ Biology.
Of or relating to a metaphyte; of the nature of a metaphyte.
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1889 Amer. Naturalist 23 503 The aggregation of large masses of segmentable plasma has..enabled the products of..successive segmentations to cohere..and become the direct cause of all metazoan and metaphytic organization.
1926 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 53 229 The morphogenetic processes by which the specific form and types of symmetry of the mature metaphytic plant are produced.
1973 Jrnl. Paleontol. 47 2/1 The probable interrelatedness of metaphytic and metazoan evolution.
1988 Nature 4 Aug. 426/2 Palaeobiologically, the Svanbergfjellet biota provide evidence for a substantially pre-Ediacaran radiation of at least two classes of metaphytic green algae.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
metaphyticadj.2
/ˌmɛtəˈfɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈfɪdɪk/ Limnology.
Of, relating to, or with metaphyton.
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1975 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 44 59 Representative forms of the four benthic types (epipelic, epiphytic, epilithic, and metaphytic).
1989 Canad. Jrnl. Bot. 67 3233 Zygogonium tunetanum was the most important metaphytic alga in lakes with pH 6.8 and lower.
1993 Jrnl. Freshwater Ecol. 8 31 Increased illumination in the water column can also create a more suitable habitat for metaphytic colonization.
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