tetramorph

/tɛtrəˈmɔrf/

Definitions

1. noun

A plant that undergoes a complete transformation from one form to another, typically through the stages of seed, spore, leafy plant, and leafless adult plant.

“The fern is an example of a tetramorph, with its life cycle consisting of a spore stage, a leafy frond stage, and a mature plant stage.”

Synonyms

  • life cycle
  • polymorph

Antonyms

  • monomorph