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gametophyte

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌfaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gə mē′tə fīt′, gam′i-)

ga•me•to•phyte (gə mē′tə fīt′, gam′i-),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]

Botanythe sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations. Cf. sporophyte.

1890–95; gameto- + -phyte

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gametophyte /ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌfaɪt/ n

the plant body, in species showing alternation of generations, that produces the gametes
Compare sporophyte

gametophytic /ˌɡæmɪtəʊˈfɪtɪk/ adj

'gametophyte' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

prothallus - rhizoid - sporogonium - sporophyte - apogamy - apospory - generation - megagametophyte - megaspore - microspore - oophyte - prothallium - sexual generation

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