Definitions for gametophytegəˈmi təˌfaɪt, ˈgæm ɪ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ga•me•to•phytegəˈmi təˌfaɪt, ˈgæm ɪ-(n.)

  1. the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations.

    Category: Botany

    Ref: Compare sporophyte.

Origin of gametophyte:

1890–95

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gametophyte(noun)

    the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations

Wiktionary

  1. 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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