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单词 metaphery
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metapheryn.

Brit. /mᵻˈtaf(ə)ri/, /mɛˈtaf(ə)ri/, U.S. /məˈtæf(ə)ri/
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French métaphérie.
Etymology: < French métaphérie (C. Morren 1852, in Bull. de l'Acad. Royale de Belgique 18 ii. 495) < ancient Greek μετα- meta- prefix + ϕέρειν to carry, bear (see bear v.1) + French -ie -y suffix3. Compare earlier periphery n.
Botany. rare.
Displacement of a floral or other plant organ to an unusual position.
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1869 M. T. Masters Veg. Teratol. 91 Morren..speaks of this transposition as metaphery.
1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 157/2 Metaphery, The displacement of organs, as when alternate become opposite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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