gametophyte
gametophyte · gametophytes
Gametophyt
A plant which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygoteA plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
US/ɡəmˈitəfˌaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesA plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
Gametophyt
the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Translations
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By meaning 1
plant which produces gametes:
Origin
From gameto- + -phyte (“plant”).From gameto- + -phyte (“plant”).
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Forms
plural: gametophytes| Singular | gametophyte |
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