Definitions for gametophytegəˈmi təˌfaɪt, ˈgæm ɪ-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ga•me•to•phytegəˈmi təˌfaɪt, ˈgæm ɪ-(n.)
the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations.
Category: Botany
Ref: Compare sporophyte.
Origin of gametophyte:
1890–95
Princeton's WordNet
gametophyte(noun)
the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Wiktionary
gametophyte(Noun)
A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
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