metallicolous
/mɪˈtalɪkələs/ /mɪˈtalɪk(ə)ləs/Ecology
adjective
Of a plant: living in or tolerant of an environment containing high levels of heavy metals.
Origin
1970s. From classical Latin metallum metal + -i- + -colous.
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