metallophyte

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noun

Any plant that can tolerate a high metal content in its environment

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounmetallophyte (plural metallophytes)

plural metallophytes

  1. biologyAny plant that can tolerate a high metal content in its environment

Origin

From metallo- (“metal”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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Translations

French métallophyte
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APA

metallophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallophyte

MLA

“metallophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallophyte.

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